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 Smithtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance ^<1> beginning in Smithtown to:

Morgantown [Map], which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the North Northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithtown to Morgantown, with an average speed ^<2> 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 [Map], which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the Southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the East Southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The shortest distance ^<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<6>

Communities Also Named Smithtown ...

We have found 14 communities that share the name Smithtown.

While the name Smithtown is unique within West Virginia, we know of another 14 communities with the same name in the United States and Canada.

Communities Outside of West Virginia

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Alabama

Mobile County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Mobile County [Map]
Distance: About 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the Southwest

Mississippi

Wayne County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Wayne County [Map]
Distance: About 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the Southwest

New Brunswick

Our profile page for Smithtown [Map]
Distance: About 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the Northeast

New Hampshire

Rockingham County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Rockingham County [Map]
Distance: About 529 miles [851.3 km] to the East Northeast

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New Jersey

Hunterdon County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Hunterdon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.^<7>
Although located in Hunterdon County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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New York

Suffolk County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Suffolk County [Map]
Distance: About 372 miles [598.7 km] to the East Northeast

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North Carolina

Beaufort County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Beaufort County [Map]
Distance: About 332 miles [534.3 km] to the Southeast

Perquimans County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Perquimans County [Map]
Distance: About 298 miles [479.6 km] to the Southeast

Yadkin County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Yadkin County [Map]
Distance: About 229 miles [368.5 km] to the South

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Ontario

Our profile page for Smithtown
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in , we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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Pennsylvania

Bucks County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Bucks County [Map]
Distance: About 270 miles [434.5 km] to the East Northeast

Jefferson County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Jefferson County [Map]
Distance: About 127 miles [204.4 km] to the North Northeast

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Tennessee

Bledsoe County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Bledsoe County [Map]
Distance: About 398 miles [640.5 km] to the Southwest

Marion County

Our profile page for Smithtown, Marion County [Map]
Distance: About 438 miles [704.9 km] to the Southwest

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The Communities of West Virginia

About Monongalia County

About West Virginia

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance starting in Smithtown. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithtown) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Smithtown. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Smithtown Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithtown. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5295, Longitude: -80.0417 [Map]. - Return to Citation
<2>	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. - Return to Citation
<3>	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 Smithtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. - Return to Citation
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.657 degrees. - Return to Citation
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.545 degrees. - Return to Citation
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.772 degrees. - Return to Citation
<7>	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 where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. The community might still exist or it might have existed for just a short period of time. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, families in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. Also keep in mind that the community could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere. 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. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Smithtown.