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36.098130, -93.158510
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We found twelve communities that share the name The Basin.
Within Arkansas, the name The Basin is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Coffee County
This The Basin is located in Coffee County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of The Basin.
California
San Bernardino County
This The Basin is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of The Basin.
Colorado
San Miguel County
This The Basin is located in San Miguel County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of The Basin.
Idaho
Cassia County
This The Basin is located in Cassia County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of The Basin.
Maine
Washington 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 Maine community of The Basin [Washington County].
Mississippi
George 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 Mississippi community of The Basin [George County].
Jackson 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 Mississippi community of The Basin [Jackson County].
Montana
Jefferson County
This The Basin is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Basin.
Texas
Brewster 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 Texas community of The Basin [Brewster County].
Utah
Grand 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 Utah community of The Basin [Grand County].
West Virginia
Wyoming County
This The Basin is located in Wyoming County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of The Basin.
Wyoming
Big Horn County
This The Basin is located in Big Horn County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Basin that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of The Basin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Basin ...
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.
Diamond Cave (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 The Basin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Basin and extending to:
Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from The Basin to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- The Basin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Basin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0981, Longitude: -93.1585 In this case, the coordinates for The Basin 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 The Basin 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 The Basin, 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 The Basin 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 317.869 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.494 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.535 degrees.