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We found six communities that are also named McCloud.
Within West Virginia, the name McCloud is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Siskiyou County
This McCloud is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McCloud that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of McCloud.
Kansas
Pawnee 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 McCloud [Pawnee County].
Rawlins 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 Kansas community of McCloud [Rawlins County].
Sherman 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 Kansas community of McCloud [Sherman County].
Montana
Prairie County
This McCloud is located in Prairie County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the McCloud that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of McCloud.
Tennessee
Hawkins County
This McCloud is located in Hawkins County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the McCloud that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of McCloud.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCloud ...
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 McCloud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCloud and extending to:
Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCloud 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 five to six hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five 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 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCloud) 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 McCloud 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.
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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 McCloud 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 McCloud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9234, Longitude: -82.1943 In this case, the coordinates for McCloud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.009 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.848 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.24 degrees.