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37.265262, -81.619234
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We found six communities that are also named Newhall.
Within West Virginia, the name Newhall is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Los Angeles County
This Newhall is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the west of the Newhall that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Newhall.
Iowa
Benton County
This Newhall is located in Benton County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newhall that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Newhall.
Maine
Cumberland County
This Newhall is located in Cumberland County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newhall that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Newhall.
Michigan
Delta 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 Newhall [Delta County].
Missouri
Chariton County
This Newhall is located in Chariton County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newhall that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Newhall.
Washington
San Juan 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 Washington community of Newhall [San Juan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newhall ...
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 Newhall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newhall and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Newhall to Welch, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newhall) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Newhall 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 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.
<4>
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 Newhall 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 Newhall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2653, Longitude: -81.6192
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.669 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.363 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.20 degrees.