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we pass this GPS location for Council:
34.872318, -90.489547
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We found eight communities that share the name Council.
Within Arkansas, the name Council is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Council lies 3,576 miles [5,755 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Council that is located in Lee County.
Florida
Lee County
This Council is located in Lee County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Council that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Council.
Georgia
Clinch County
This Council is located in Clinch County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Council that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Council.
Idaho
Adams County
This Council is located in Adams County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Council that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Council.
North Carolina
Bladen County
This Council is located in Bladen County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east of the Council that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Council.
Oklahoma
Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Council [Canadian County].
Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma community of Council [Oklahoma County].
Virginia
Buchanan County
This Council is located in Buchanan County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Council that is located in Lee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Council.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Council ...
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.
Cody (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Council to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Council and extending to:
Marianna, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Council to Marianna, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Council) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Council. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8723, Longitude: -90.4895 In this case, the coordinates for Council 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Council 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>
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.
<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 Council to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.048 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.218 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.566 degrees.