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To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Pendleton:
33.977324, -91.382064
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pendleton.
Within Arkansas, the name Pendleton 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 ...
Florida
Baker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pendleton [Baker County].
Indiana
Madison County
This Pendleton is located in Madison County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pendleton.
Kansas
Miami County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pendleton [Miami County].
Kentucky
Henry County
This Pendleton is located in Henry County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Pendleton.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Pendleton is located in Calvert County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Pendleton.
Missouri
Warren County
This Pendleton is located in Warren County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the north of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pendleton.
New Mexico
San Juan County
Although located in San Juan County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Pendleton.
New York
Niagara County
This Pendleton is located in Niagara County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Pendleton.
North Carolina
Northampton County
This Pendleton is located in Northampton County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Pendleton.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Pendleton is located in Hamilton County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pendleton.
Ontario
This Pendleton lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
Oregon
Umatilla County
This Pendleton is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Pendleton.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Pendleton is located in Anderson County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the east of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pendleton.
Texas
Bell County
This Pendleton is located in Bell County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Pendleton.
Virginia
Louisa County
This Pendleton is located in Louisa County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pendleton that is located in Desha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Pendleton.
West Virginia
Tucker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Pendleton [Tucker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pendleton ...
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 (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 & 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 Pendleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pendleton and extending to:
Arkansas City, which is the Seat of Desha County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pendleton to Arkansas City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Pendleton 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pendleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9773, Longitude: -91.3821 In this case, the coordinates for Pendleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Pendleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.543 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.672 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.113 degrees.