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we pass this GPS location for Maynard:
36.419695, -90.897512
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Maynard.
Within Arkansas, the name Maynard is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Maynard is located in DeKalb County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Maynard.
Georgia
Monroe County
This Maynard is located in Monroe County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Maynard.
Indiana
Lake County
This Maynard is located in Lake County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Maynard.
Iowa
Fayette County
This Maynard is located in Fayette County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maynard.
Kansas
Doniphan 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 Maynard [Doniphan County].
Kentucky
Allen County
This Maynard is located in Allen County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Maynard.
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 Kentucky community of Maynard [Lawrence County].
Maine
Aroostook 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 Maine community of Maynard [Aroostook County].
Maryland
Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Maynard [Anne Arundel County].
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
This Maynard is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Maynard.
Minnesota
Chippewa County
This Maynard is located in Chippewa County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Maynard.
New York
Oneida County
This Maynard is located in Oneida County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Maynard.
Ohio
Belmont County
This Maynard is located in Belmont County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Maynard.
Ontario
This Maynard lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
South Carolina
Pickens 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 South Carolina community of Maynard [Pickens County].
Texas
San Jacinto County
This Maynard is located in San Jacinto County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Maynard.
Washington
Jefferson County
This Maynard is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maynard that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maynard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maynard ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Current View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 town such as Maynard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maynard and extending to:
Pocahontas, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maynard to Pocahontas, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 775 miles [1,247.2 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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- Maynard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maynard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4197, Longitude: -90.8975
<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 Maynard 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 Maynard, 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 Maynard 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 316.416 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.851 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.445 degrees.