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37.739822, -82.331254
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We found ten communities that are also named Nolan.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Nolan.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
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 Nolan [Logan County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Nolan lies 3,259 miles [5,244.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Nolan that is located in Mingo County.
Georgia
Morgan 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 Georgia community of Nolan [Morgan County].
Kansas
Marshall County
This Nolan is located in Marshall County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nolan that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Nolan.
Michigan
Roscommon 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 Michigan community of Nolan [Roscommon County].
Nevada
Mineral County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Nolan.
New Mexico
Mora County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Nolan [Mora County].
North Dakota
Cass County
This Nolan is located in Cass County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Nolan that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Nolan.
Texas
Nolan County
This Nolan is located in Nolan County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Nolan that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Nolan.
Utah
Emery 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 Utah community of Nolan [Emery County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nolan ...
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 Nolan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nolan and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Nolan to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six 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 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 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 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 Nolan 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Nolan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Nolan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Nolan 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 Nolan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7398, Longitude: -82.3313 In this case, the coordinates for Nolan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.094 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.918 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.355 degrees.