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we pass this GPS location for Peanut:
35.675359, -93.704913
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We found seven communities that are also named Peanut.
Within Arkansas, the name Peanut is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Trinity County
This Peanut is located in Trinity County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peanut that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Peanut.
North Carolina
Onslow 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 North Carolina community of Peanut [Onslow County].
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
This Peanut is located in Lawrence County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peanut that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Peanut.
Westmoreland County
This Peanut is located in Westmoreland County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the east northeast of the Peanut that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Peanut.
Tennessee
Cocke 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 Tennessee community of Peanut [Cocke County].
Virginia
Sussex 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 Peanut [Sussex County].
West Virginia
Marion 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 West Virginia community of Peanut [Marion County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peanut ...
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.
Dale ‑ Historic (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Peanut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peanut and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Peanut to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Peanut) 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 Peanut 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 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.
<4>
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 Peanut 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 Peanut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6754, Longitude: -93.7049 In this case, the coordinates for Peanut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.195 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.817 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.858 degrees.