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37.365864, -81.547276
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Gary.
Within West Virginia, the name Gary is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Morgan County
This Gary is located in Morgan County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Gary.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Gary is located in Hillsborough County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the south of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gary.
Georgia
Emanuel County
This Gary is located in Emanuel County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the south of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Gary.
Johnson 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 Georgia community of Gary [Johnson County].
Illinois
Cook County
This Gary is located in Cook County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Gary.
Indiana
Lake County
This Gary is located in Lake County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Gary.
Maryland
Howard County
This Gary is located in Howard County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Gary.
Minnesota
Norman County
This Gary is located in Norman County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Gary.
Saint Louis County
This Gary is located in Saint Louis County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Gary.
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
This Gary is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the west of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Gary.
South Carolina
Newberry County
This Gary is located in Newberry County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Gary.
South Dakota
Deuel County
This Gary is located in Deuel County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Gary.
Texas
Montgomery County
This Gary is located in Montgomery County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gary.
Virginia
Lunenburg County
This Gary is located in Lunenburg County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east of the Gary that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Gary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gary ...
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.
Antler (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city such as Gary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gary and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Gary to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 16 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3659, Longitude: -81.5473 In this case, the coordinates for Gary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Gary 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Gary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.625 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.327 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.139 degrees.