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35.017314, -91.226514
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We found thirteen communities that are also named McGregor.
Within Arkansas, the name McGregor is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This McGregor lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
Colorado
Routt County
This McGregor is located in Routt County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of McGregor.
Florida
Lee County
This McGregor is located in Lee County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of McGregor.
Georgia
Montgomery County
This McGregor is located in Montgomery County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of McGregor.
Indiana
Jefferson 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 Indiana community of McGregor [Jefferson County].
Iowa
Clayton County
This McGregor is located in Clayton County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of McGregor.
Kansas
Sheridan 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 McGregor [Sheridan County].
Michigan
Sanilac County
This McGregor is located in Sanilac County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of McGregor.
Minnesota
Aitkin County
This McGregor is located in Aitkin County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the north of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of McGregor.
North Dakota
Williams County
This McGregor is located in Williams County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the north northwest of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of McGregor.
Ontario
This McGregor lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northeast of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
This McGregor is located in Armstrong County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of McGregor.
Texas
McLennan County
This McGregor is located in McLennan County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McGregor that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of McGregor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGregor ...
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 McGregor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McGregor and extending to:
Augusta, which is the Seat of Woodruff County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McGregor to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGregor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 McGregor 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 McGregor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGregor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0173, Longitude: -91.2265 In this case, the coordinates for McGregor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.529 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.795 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.861 degrees.