Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Wilmore:
37.458365, -81.752398
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We found four communities that share the name Wilmore.
Within West Virginia, the name Wilmore is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Comanche County
This Wilmore is located in Comanche County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmore that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Wilmore.
Kentucky
Jessamine County
This Wilmore is located in Jessamine County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmore that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Wilmore.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wilmore that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Wilmore.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Wilmore is located in Cambria County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilmore that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Wilmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmore ...
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.
Apple Grove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 community such as Wilmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmore and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilmore to Welch, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4584, Longitude: -81.7524
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Wilmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.747 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.48 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees.