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37.689823, -82.297919
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We found sixteen communities that are also named Goodman.
Within West Virginia, the name Goodman is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Coffee County
This Goodman is located in Coffee County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Goodman.
Arkansas
Saline County
This Goodman is located in Saline County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Goodman.
Georgia
Irwin 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 Goodman [Irwin County].
Wilcox 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 Georgia community of Goodman [Wilcox County].
Indiana
Grant 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 Indiana community of Goodman [Grant County].
Kansas
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 Kansas community of Goodman [Johnson County].
Michigan
Huron 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 Goodman [Huron County].
Marquette 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 Michigan community of Goodman [Marquette County].
Mississippi
Holmes County
This Goodman is located in Holmes County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Goodman.
Missouri
McDonald County
This Goodman is located in McDonald County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Goodman.
North Carolina
Anson 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 North Carolina community of Goodman [Anson County].
Ohio
Trumbull 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 Ohio community of Goodman [Trumbull County].
Tennessee
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 Tennessee community of Goodman [Scott County].
Shelby County
This Goodman is located in Shelby County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Goodman.
Texas
Bastrop 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 Goodman [Bastrop County].
Wisconsin
Marinette County
This Goodman is located in Marinette County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Goodman that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Goodman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodman ...
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 Goodman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodman and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Goodman to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Goodman) 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 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 Goodman 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Goodman 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 Goodman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6898, Longitude: -82.2979 In this case, the coordinates for Goodman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.074 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.888 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.356 degrees.