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We found sixteen communities that are also named Standard.
Within West Virginia, the name Standard is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Sumter County
This Standard is located in Sumter County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Standard.
Walker County
This Standard is located in Walker County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Standard.
Alaska
This Standard lies 3,207 miles [5,161.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
Alberta
This Standard lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
California
Tuolumne County
This Standard is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Standard.
Illinois
Putnam County
This Standard is located in Putnam County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Standard.
Indiana
Sullivan County
This Standard is located in Sullivan County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Standard.
Louisiana
La Salle Parish
This Standard is located in La Salle Parish and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Standard.
Vernon Parish
This Standard is located in Vernon Parish and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the west southwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Standard.
Maryland
Garrett County
This Standard is located in Garrett County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Standard.
Mississippi
Hancock County
This Standard is located in Hancock County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Standard.
Missouri
DeKalb County
Although located in DeKalb County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Standard.
North Carolina
Pitt 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 North Carolina community of Standard [Pitt County].
Oklahoma
Logan 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 Oklahoma community of Standard [Logan County].
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Standard is located in Westmoreland County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Standard that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Standard.
Texas
Grayson 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 Texas community of Standard [Grayson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Standard ...
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 & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Standard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Standard and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Standard to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Standard) 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 Standard 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Standard 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 Standard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1362, Longitude: -81.4007 In this case, the coordinates for Standard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.525 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.326 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.833 degrees.