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we pass this GPS location for Bishop:
37.208448, -81.558992
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We found 23 communities that are also named Bishop.
Within West Virginia, the name Bishop is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Bishop is located in Colbert County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Bishop.
Arkansas
Little River County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bishop [Little River County].
California
Inyo County
This Bishop is located in Inyo County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Bishop.
Georgia
Oconee County
This Bishop is located in Oconee County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Bishop.
Illinois
Mason County
This Bishop is located in Mason County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Bishop.
Kansas
Jewell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bishop [Jewell County].
Shawnee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bishop [Shawnee County].
Kentucky
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bishop [Fayette County].
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bishop [Jefferson County].
Perry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bishop [Perry County].
Maine
Aroostook County
This Bishop is located in Aroostook County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Bishop.
Maryland
Worcester County
This Bishop is located in Worcester County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bishop.
Michigan
Newaygo County
This Bishop is located in Newaygo County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Bishop.
Mississippi
Scott County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bishop [Scott County].
Missouri
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bishop [Greene County].
North Carolina
Brunswick County
This Bishop is located in Brunswick County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Bishop.
Oklahoma
Ellis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bishop [Ellis County].
Pennsylvania
Washington County
This Bishop is located in Washington County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bishop.
Tennessee
Dyer County
This Bishop is located in Dyer County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Bishop.
Texas
Cameron County
This Bishop is located in Cameron County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bishop.
Erath County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bishop [Erath County].
Nueces County
This Bishop is located in Nueces County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Bishop.
Wyoming
Natrona County
This Bishop is located in Natrona County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Bishop.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bishop ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bishop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bishop and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bishop to Welch, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bishop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bishop could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bishop to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bishop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2084, Longitude: -81.5590 In this case, the coordinates for Bishop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.634 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.314 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.193 degrees.