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36.409785, -90.899288
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We found one communities that share the name Elkins Park.
Within Arkansas, the name Elkins Park is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Elkins Park in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This Elkins Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elkins Park that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Elkins Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkins Park ...
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 Elkins Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkins Park and extending to:
Pocahontas, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elkins Park to Pocahontas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Elkins Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkins Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4098, Longitude: -90.8993 In this case, the coordinates for Elkins Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Elkins Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.416 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.851 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.448 degrees.