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We found eight communities that are also named Cobbs.
Within Arkansas, the name Cobbs is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
Lincoln County
This Cobbs is located in Lincoln County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cobbs that is located in Lonoke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Cobbs.
Lowndes 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 Cobbs [Lowndes County].
North Carolina
Cherokee 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 North Carolina community of Cobbs [Cherokee County].
Wilson 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 North Carolina community of Cobbs [Wilson County].
Tennessee
Crockett 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 Tennessee community of Cobbs [Crockett County].
Texas
Van Zandt 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 Cobbs [Van Zandt County].
Virginia
Northampton 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 Virginia community of Cobbs [Northampton County].
Wisconsin
Rock 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 Wisconsin community of Cobbs [Rock County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobbs ...
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 Cobbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobbs and extending to:
Lonoke, which is the Seat of Lonoke County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cobbs to Lonoke, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Cobbs) 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 Cobbs 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Cobbs 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 Cobbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6284, Longitude: -92.0090 In this case, the coordinates for Cobbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.00 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.29 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.274 degrees.