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38.352872, -81.833462
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We found five communities that are also named Ferrell.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Ferrell.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Logan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ferrell [Logan County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Bradley County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ferrell [Bradley County].
Kentucky
Pike County
This Ferrell is located in Pike County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ferrell that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Ferrell.
New Jersey
Gloucester County
This Ferrell is located in Gloucester County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ferrell that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Ferrell.
Virginia
King George County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ferrell [King George County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferrell ...
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 & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferrell and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ferrell to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ferrell 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.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ferrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Ferrell 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 Ferrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3529, Longitude: -81.8335 In this case, the coordinates for Ferrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.784 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.653 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.949 degrees.