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37.610941, -82.014568
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We found three communities that are also named Hinch.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Hinch.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
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 Hinch [Logan County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Crawford County
This Hinch is located in Crawford County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the west of the Hinch that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Hinch.
Ontario
This Hinch lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hinch that is located in Mingo County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinch ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hinch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinch and extending to:
Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hinch to Williamson, with an average speed<4> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 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 Hinch 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>
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 from Point A (ie- Hinch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Hinch 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 Hinch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6109, Longitude: -82.0146 In this case, the coordinates for Hinch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.904 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.681 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.26 degrees.