Romney
in Hampshire County of West Virginia, United States
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Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (60 mi) - Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field (65 mi)
- John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (67 mi)
- Altoona Blair County Airport (70 mi)
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (73 mi)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (75 mi)
- Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (75 mi)
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (85 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (98 mi)
- Pittsburgh International Airport (111 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport (112 mi)
- Richmond International Airport (149 mi)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Mill Creek Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Polish Pines Golf Course (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Fore Sisters Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Capon Springs Resort (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Cumberland Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Valley View Golf Course (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Maplehurst Country Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.342 and -78.757 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 20' 31" and W -78° 45' 24"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:22 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:45 am and 6:11 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Romney
Romney in Hampshire County (West Virginia) with it's 1,773 habitants is a city located in United States about 97 mi (or 157 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Romney is now 10:22 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 12 airports closer to Romney, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field in a distance of 60 mi (or 97 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 113 mi (or 182 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Keyser, Cumberland, Moorefield, Petersburg and Woodstock. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 40% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Nova Scotia as seen on a bicycling trip
Video of a Hampshire County, WV. couple's trip to Nova Scotia to ride bicycles. The footage was submitted by the couple.
Job Fair held in Romney
Coverage of the 2009 Job Fair and Business Expo from Romney, WV.
GSX-R750 Dyno Run, Romney Cycle Center, Romney WV, June 2, 2012
GSX-R750 Dyno Run.
Steel City Airsoft 10/21/2011
Highlights from our visit to SCA on October 21, 2011. The gun used in this video is a G&G M4 electric blowback. Also called "The Raider"
High winds felt across region
Report on this weeks weather across Hampshire County, WV. from journalist Greg Larry. The county was spared the snow but received high winds with gust as high as 60 mph.
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Speeders: Riding the Railways
Journalist Greg Larry takes a look at the hobby of Speeders. People ride the railways in the old maintenance cars (known as speeders) which are much smaller than a full railroad car. The hobby...
Glidden Tour features rare Antique Cars
Journalist Greg Larry reports on the historic 2011 Glidden Tour. 265 antique automobiles (pre-1942) visited the mountain area of MD. PA. and WV. The video features the tours stop in Romney,...
Kids hit the pool as school closes
We visit and chat with kids at the Romney Community Pool on the afternoon of the final day (6-6-11) of school in Hampshire County, WV. This humorous video features kids talking about their...
One ejection in Rt. 50 accident
Report on a one vehicle accident that caused the ejection of a female from the pickup involved. Two people were sent for urgent care. The accident occured around 10:00 am on Monday, August...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Romney, West Virginia
Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census. Originally settled in 1725 by hunters and traders, Romney was known as Pearsall's Flats and was the site of the French and Indian War stockade Fort Pearsall. Romney is the oldest town in West Virginia, chartered December 23, 1762.
First Confederate Memorial
The Confederate Memorial in Indian Mound Cemetery at Romney, West Virginia, is considered the first official memorial to Confederate dead to be erected anywhere in the United States of America.
Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is centered around a Hopewellian mound, known as the Romney Indian Mound. Indian Mound Cemetery is also the site of Fort Pearsall, the First Confederate Memorial, Parsons Bell Tower, and reinterments from Romney's Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
Fort Pearsall
Fort Pearsall was an early frontier fort constructed in 1756 in Romney, West Virginia (then known as Pearsall's Flats, Virginia) to protect local settlers in the South Branch Potomac River valley against Native American raids. The area around present-day Romney had been settled as early as 1725 by hunters and traders in the valley.
Washington Place (West Virginia)
Washington Place (William Washington House) is one of the first homes built by freed slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
Taggart Hall
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center is home to the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire County Visitors Bureau, and the Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce. It is located in Romney, West Virginia at 91 South High Street. Nextdoor to Taggart Hall on Gravel Lane stands Romney's oldest structure, the Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House (c. 1760).
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind were established by an Act of the Legislature on March 3, 1870. The School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind offer comprehensive educational programs for hearing impaired and visually impaired students respectively. There is also a unit for deafblind and multihandicapped children. Students are eligible to enroll at the age of three.
Valley View Island
Valley View Island is an island bar on the South Branch Potomac River near Romney in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The island is formed at the confluence of the South Branch with Sulphur Spring Run at the foot of Romney's Yellow Banks and takes its name from nearby Valley View Farm, an 1855 Antebellum plantation home. Valley View Island is currently private property.
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is located along the Northwestern Turnpike below Indian Mound Cemetery overlooking Sulphur Spring Run. Historically known as the Romney Colored Cemetery and more recently as the Romney African-American Cemetery, the cemetery was created for African-Americans in the South Branch Valley who were not permitted to be interred in the city's Indian Mound Cemetery.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pearsals, Pearsall's, Pearsall's Fort, Pearsall's Flats, Pearsalls Flats, Pearsall's Level, رومني, Romney, رامنی، ویرجینیای غربی, Romnia, Ромни
