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33.964270, -91.198726
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We found sixteen communities that share the name Medina.
Within Arkansas, the name Medina is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Jefferson County
This Medina is located in Jefferson County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Medina.
Michigan
Lenawee County
This Medina is located in Lenawee County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Medina.
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Medina is located in Hennepin County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the north of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Medina.
Stevens 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 Minnesota community of Medina [Stevens County].
New York
Orleans County
This Medina is located in Orleans County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Medina.
North Dakota
Stutsman County
This Medina is located in Stutsman County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Medina.
Ohio
Medina County
This Medina is located in Medina County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Medina.
Ontario
This Medina lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
Tennessee
Gibson County
This Medina is located in Gibson County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Medina.
Texas
Bandera County
This Medina is located in Bandera County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bandera County community of Medina.
Bexar 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 Texas community of Medina [Bexar County].
Zapata County
This Medina is located in Zapata County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the southwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Medina.
Virginia
Washington 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 Virginia community of Medina [Washington County].
Washington
King County
This Medina is located in King County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Medina.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Medina is located in Jackson County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Medina.
Wisconsin
Outagamie County
This Medina is located in Outagamie County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north of the Medina that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Medina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medina ...
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.
Back Gate (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Gate 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 Medina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medina and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Medina 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Medina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9643, Longitude: -91.1987 In this case, the coordinates for Medina 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Medina 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Medina 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 316.425 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.534 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.037 degrees.