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we pass this GPS location for Piedmont:
39.481279, -79.047737
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We found 35 communities that share the name Piedmont.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Piedmont.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Mercer County
This Piedmont is located in Mercer County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Piedmont.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Piedmont is located in Calhoun County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Piedmont.
Madison County
This Piedmont is located in Madison County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Piedmont.
Arizona
Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Piedmont [Yavapai County].
Arkansas
Pulaski County
This Piedmont is located in Pulaski County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Piedmont.
California
Alameda County
This Piedmont is located in Alameda County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Piedmont.
Colorado
Las Animas 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 Colorado community of Piedmont [Las Animas County].
Ouray 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 Colorado community of Piedmont [Ouray County].
Florida
Orange County
This Piedmont is located in Orange County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Piedmont.
Georgia
Jasper 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 Georgia community of Piedmont [Jasper County].
Lamar County
This Piedmont is located in Lamar County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Piedmont.
Pike 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 Georgia community of Piedmont [Pike County].
Kansas
Greenwood County
This Piedmont is located in Greenwood County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Piedmont.
Kentucky
Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Piedmont [Harlan County].
Minnesota
Winona 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 Minnesota community of Piedmont [Winona County].
Missouri
Wayne County
This Piedmont is located in Wayne County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Piedmont.
Montana
Jefferson County
This Piedmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piedmont.
North Carolina
Stokes 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 North Carolina community of Piedmont [Stokes County].
Nova Scotia
This Piedmont lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
Ohio
Harrison County
This Piedmont is located in Harrison County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Piedmont.
Oklahoma
Canadian County
This Piedmont is located in Canadian County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the west of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Piedmont.
Oregon
Multnomah County
This Piedmont is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Piedmont.
Quebec
This Piedmont lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Piedmont is located in Anderson County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Piedmont.
South Dakota
Meade County
This Piedmont is located in Meade County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Piedmont.
Tennessee
Grundy County
This Piedmont is located in Grundy County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Piedmont.
Jefferson County
This Piedmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Piedmont.
Texas
Grimes County
This Piedmont is located in Grimes County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Piedmont.
Upshur County
This Piedmont is located in Upshur County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the west southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Piedmont.
Virginia
Augusta County
This Piedmont is located in Augusta County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Piedmont.
Montgomery County
This Piedmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Piedmont.
Nelson County
This Piedmont is located in Nelson County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Piedmont.
Rappahannock 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 Virginia community of Piedmont [Rappahannock County].
Washington
Clallam County
This Piedmont is located in Clallam County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piedmont that is located in Mineral County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Piedmont.
Wyoming
Uinta 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 Wyoming community of Piedmont [Uinta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedmont ...
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.
Black Oak (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Piedmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piedmont and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Piedmont to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Piedmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piedmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4813, Longitude: -79.0477
<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 Piedmont, 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 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 Piedmont 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 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.
<6>
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 Piedmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.057 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.855 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.355 degrees.