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 Ione:
35.063707, -94.047428
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.
We found six communities that share the name Ione.
Within Arkansas, the name Ione is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Amador County
This Ione is located in Amador County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ione that is located in Logan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Ione.
Colorado
Weld County
This Ione is located in Weld County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ione that is located in Logan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Ione.
Georgia
Brooks County
This Ione is located in Brooks County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ione that is located in Logan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Ione.
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ione [Nye County].
Oregon
Morrow County
This Ione is located in Morrow County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ione that is located in Logan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Ione.
Washington
Pend Oreille County
This Ione is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ione that is located in Logan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Ione.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ione ...
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.
Barber (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Golden City ‑ Historic (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Ione to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ione and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ione to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ione) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ione. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0637, Longitude: -94.0474 In this case, the coordinates for Ione have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Ione, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
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.
<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 Ione 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 318.367 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.938 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.113 degrees.