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34.619065, -93.777283
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We found six communities that share the name Oden.
Within Arkansas, the name Oden is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Bonner County
This Oden is located in Bonner County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oden that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Oden.
Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Oden [Kootenai County].
Louisiana
Rapides Parish
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 Louisiana community of Oden [Rapides Parish].
Michigan
Emmet County
This Oden is located in Emmet County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oden that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Oden.
New Mexico
Grant County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Oden.
Texas
Leon 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 Oden [Leon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oden ...
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.
Alf (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Oden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oden and extending to:
Mount Ida, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oden to Mount Ida, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Oden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6191, Longitude: -93.7773
<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 Oden 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 Oden, 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Oden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.148 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.624 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.06 degrees.