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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 Goodrich:
35.331752, -91.230403
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Goodrich.
Within Arkansas, the name Goodrich is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Morgan County
This Goodrich is located in Morgan County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Goodrich.
Idaho
Adams County
This Goodrich is located in Adams County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Goodrich.
Illinois
Kankakee County
This Goodrich is located in Kankakee County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Goodrich.
Kansas
Linn County
This Goodrich is located in Linn County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Goodrich.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Goodrich is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Goodrich.
Michigan
Genesee County
This Goodrich is located in Genesee County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Goodrich.
Lake 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Lake County].
Manistee 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Manistee County].
Marquette 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Marquette County].
Mason 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Mason County].
Oceana 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Oceana County].
New York
Tioga County
This Goodrich is located in Tioga County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Goodrich.
North Dakota
Sheridan County
This Goodrich is located in Sheridan County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Goodrich.
Tennessee
Hickman County
This Goodrich is located in Hickman County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Goodrich.
Texas
Polk County
This Goodrich is located in Polk County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Goodrich.
Washington
Grant 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 Washington community of Goodrich [Grant County].
Wisconsin
Taylor County
This Goodrich is located in Taylor County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the north of the Goodrich that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Goodrich.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodrich ...
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.
Beard ‑ Historic (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Goodrich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodrich and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Goodrich to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3318, Longitude: -91.2304 In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich 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 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 Goodrich 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 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 Goodrich to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.556 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.868 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.804 degrees.