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To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Institute:
We found three communities that are also named Institute.
Within West Virginia, the name Institute is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
Institute, Hinds County
This Institute is located in Hinds County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Institute that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Institute.
North Carolina
Institute, Lenoir County
This Institute is located in Lenoir County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Institute that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Institute.
Wisconsin
Institute, Door County
This Institute is located in Door County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Institute that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Institute.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Institute ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Institute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Institute and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Institute to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Institute) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Institute 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 Institute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3837, Longitude: -81.7654 In this case, the coordinates for Institute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.742 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.61 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.91 degrees.