War
in McDowell County of West Virginia, United States
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Mercer County Airport (27 mi) - Raleigh County Memorial Airport (46 mi)
- Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (69 mi)
- Yeager Airport (74 mi)
- Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (88 mi)
- Roanoke Regional Woodrum Field (94 mi)
- Hickory Regional Airport (109 mi)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (115 mi)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 128 mi)
- Tazewell County Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Fincastle Country Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Richwood Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Twisted Gun Golf Course (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Twin Falls State Park GC (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Clear Fork Valley Country Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Triadelphia Country Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.301 and -81.691 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 18' 4" and W -81° 41' 27"
- 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: 12:38 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:53 am and 6:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Explore War
War in McDowell County (West Virginia) with it's 775 inhabitants is a city in United States about 276 mi (or 444 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in War is now 12:38 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of War, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Mercer County Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 128 mi (or 205 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Welch, Tazewell, Pineville, Grundy and Marion. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
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Nice Channel Catfish
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West Virginia Turkey Hunt
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Crossing Longest Bridge on the Dry Fork
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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War, West Virginia
War is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 862 at the 2010 census. War was incorporated in 1920 by the Circuit Court of McDowell County. Its name is derived from War Creek, whose confluence with Dry Fork is located within the city. Legend has it that War Creek was in turn named by the local Native Americans about 1788 because of a battle which occurred near the source of the creek. War is the only place in the United States with this name.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of War.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
War Creek, Miners City, War
