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37.400671, -81.420381
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We found ten communities that are also named Powhatan.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Powhatan.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Marshall 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 Powhatan [Marshall County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Powhatan is located in Jefferson County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Powhatan.
Arkansas
Lawrence County
This Powhatan is located in Lawrence County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the west of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Powhatan.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Powhatan is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Powhatan.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Powhatan is located in Baltimore County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Powhatan.
North Carolina
Johnston County
This Powhatan is located in Johnston County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Powhatan.
Ohio
Belmont 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 Ohio community of Powhatan [Belmont County].
Virginia
Campbell County
This Powhatan is located in Campbell County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the east of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Powhatan.
Powhatan County
This Powhatan is located in Powhatan County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the east of the Powhatan that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Powhatan.
Richmond County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Richmond County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Powhatan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powhatan ...
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 Powhatan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powhatan and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Powhatan to Welch, with an average speed<5> 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Powhatan 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powhatan) 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 Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Powhatan 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 Powhatan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4007, Longitude: -81.4204 In this case, the coordinates for Powhatan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.549 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.245 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.075 degrees.