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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Diamond City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Diamond City:
    • 36.458421, -92.912749
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Diamond City
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Diamond City ...

We found eight communities that share the name Diamond City.

Within Arkansas, the name Diamond City is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Diamond City lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Boone County.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Diamond City is located in Hamilton County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Diamond City that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Diamond City.
    • Kansas
      • Morris 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 Kansas community of Diamond City [Morris County].
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • This Diamond City is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Diamond City.
      • Meagher 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 Montana community of Diamond City [Meagher County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka 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 Nevada community of Diamond City [Eureka County].
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence 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 South Dakota community of Diamond City [Lawrence County].
    • Washington
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Diamond City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond City ...

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.

  • Cedarcreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
    • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Elixir ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elixir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
    • Elixir is located in Boone County
  • Lead Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
    • Lead Hill is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <6>
  • Longs Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
    • Longs Ferry is located in Boone County
  • Monarch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
    • Monarch is located in Marion County
  • Oregon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Boone County
  • Peel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
    • Peel is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peel <6>
  • Self
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self
    • Self is located in Boone County
  • Wooden Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Hills
    • Wooden Hills is located in Boone County
  • Zinc
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zinc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
    • Zinc is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people

How Far From Diamond City to ...

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 city such as Diamond City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond City and extending to:

  • Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond City to Harrison, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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- Diamond City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4584, Longitude: -92.9127       In this case, the coordinates for Diamond City 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 Diamond City 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 Diamond City, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Diamond City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.735 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.385 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.357 degrees.









 

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