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We found 24 communities that share the name Superior.
Within West Virginia, the name Superior is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Shelby County
This Superior is located in Shelby County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Superior.
Arizona
Pinal County
This Superior is located in Pinal County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the west of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Superior.
Colorado
Boulder County
This Superior is located in Boulder County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Superior.
Indiana
Parke County
This Superior is located in Parke County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Superior.
Iowa
Dickinson County
This Superior is located in Dickinson County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Superior.
Kansas
Jewell 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 Kansas community of Superior [Jewell County].
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Superior [Osage County].
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This Superior is located in Caddo Parish and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Superior.
Michigan
Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Superior [Charlevoix County].
Chippewa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Chippewa County].
Houghton County
This Superior is located in Houghton County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Superior.
Marquette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Marquette County].
Washtenaw County
This Superior is located in Washtenaw County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the north northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Superior.
Montana
Mineral County
This Superior is located in Mineral County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Superior.
Nebraska
Nuckolls County
This Superior is located in Nuckolls County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Superior.
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Superior.
Ohio
Lawrence 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 Ohio community of Superior [Lawrence County].
Trumbull 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 Ohio community of Superior [Trumbull County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Superior [Allegheny County].
Fayette County
This Superior is located in Fayette County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Superior.
Westmoreland County
This Superior is located in Westmoreland County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the north northeast of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Superior.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Superior is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Superior.
Wisconsin
Douglas County
This Superior is located in Douglas County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Superior.
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
This Superior is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Superior that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Superior.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Superior ...
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.
Antler (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Superior to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Superior and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Superior to Charleston, with an average speed<6> 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 about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Superior) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Superior. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4212, Longitude: -81.5423 In this case, the coordinates for Superior have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Superior 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>
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 Superior, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Superior to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.622 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.331 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.119 degrees.