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We found eight communities that are also named Godfrey.
Within West Virginia, the name Godfrey is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Morgan County
This Godfrey is located in Morgan County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Godfrey that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Godfrey.
Illinois
Madison County
This Godfrey is located in Madison County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Godfrey that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Godfrey.
Kansas
Bourbon County
This Godfrey is located in Bourbon County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west of the Godfrey that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Godfrey.
Kentucky
Allen 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 Godfrey [Allen County].
Michigan
Alpena 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 Michigan community of Godfrey [Alpena County].
Ontario
This Godfrey lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Godfrey that is located in Mercer County.
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
This Godfrey is located in Armstrong County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Godfrey that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Godfrey.
Washington
Stevens County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Godfrey [Stevens County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Godfrey ...
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.
Abbs Valley ‑ Historic (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Godfrey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Godfrey and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Godfrey to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Godfrey) 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 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 Godfrey 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>
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 Godfrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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<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 Godfrey 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 Godfrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3651, Longitude: -81.2607 In this case, the coordinates for Godfrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.454 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.131 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.019 degrees.