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we pass this GPS location for Compton:
36.096629, -93.302370
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We found twenty communities that are also named Compton.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Compton.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Hempstead County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Compton [Hempstead County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
This Compton is located in Blount County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Compton.
California
Los Angeles County
This Compton is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<2> to the west of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Compton.
Georgia
Jasper County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Compton [Jasper County].
Stewart 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 Georgia community of Compton [Stewart County].
Illinois
Lee County
This Compton is located in Lee County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Compton.
Maryland
Charles County
This Compton is located in Charles County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Compton.
Saint Mary's County
This Compton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Compton.
Michigan
Osceola County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Compton [Osceola County].
Minnesota
Itasca County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Compton [Itasca County].
Missouri
Webster County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Compton [Webster County].
Nebraska
Cherry County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Cherry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Compton.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Compton [Grafton County].
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Compton is located in Le Flore County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Compton.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Compton is located in Allegheny County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Compton.
Somerset County
This Compton is located in Somerset County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the east northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Compton.
Quebec
This Compton lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
Tennessee
Rutherford County
This Compton is located in Rutherford County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the east of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Compton.
Texas
Rusk County
Although located in Rusk County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Compton.
Virginia
Page County
This Compton is located in Page County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Compton that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Compton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Compton ...
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.
Allfriend ‑ Historic (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Compton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Compton and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Compton to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Compton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Compton 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Compton 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 Compton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0966, Longitude: -93.3024 In this case, the coordinates for Compton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.964 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.604 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.601 degrees.