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we pass this GPS location for Yukon:
37.319894, -81.696263
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We found eight communities that are also named Yukon.
Within West Virginia, the name Yukon is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Desha County
This Yukon is located in Desha County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Yukon.
Florida
Duval County
This Yukon is located in Duval County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the south of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Yukon.
Georgia
Gilmer County
This Yukon is located in Gilmer County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Yukon.
Missouri
Texas County
This Yukon is located in Texas County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Yukon.
Oklahoma
Canadian County
This Yukon is located in Canadian County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Yukon.
Kingfisher 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 Yukon [Kingfisher County].
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Yukon is located in Westmoreland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Yukon.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Yukon is located in Lincoln County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yukon that is located in McDowell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Yukon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yukon ...
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 Yukon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yukon and extending to:
Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yukon 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 71 miles [114.3 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 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 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 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yukon) 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 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 Yukon 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 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 Yukon 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 Yukon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3199, Longitude: -81.6963
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.715 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.423 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.215 degrees.