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we pass this GPS location for Kline:
38.781093, -79.226217
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We found nine communities that share the name Kline.
Within West Virginia, the name Kline is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
La Plata County
This Kline is located in La Plata County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kline that is located in Pendleton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Kline.
Iowa
Des Moines County
This Kline is located in Des Moines County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kline that is located in Pendleton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Kline.
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
This Kline is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kline that is located in Pendleton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Kline.
Michigan
Oakland County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kline [Oakland County].
New York
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kline [Montgomery County].
Pennsylvania
Clarion County
This Kline is located in Clarion County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north of the Kline that is located in Pendleton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kline.
South Carolina
Barnwell County
This Kline is located in Barnwell County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kline that is located in Pendleton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Kline.
Tennessee
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Kline [Franklin County].
Washington
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Kline [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kline ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Kline to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kline and extending to:
Franklin, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kline to Franklin, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7811, Longitude: -79.2262 In this case, the coordinates for Kline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Kline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Kline 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Kline to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.197 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.908 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.685 degrees.