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34.453986, -91.488182
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We found ten communities that are also named Yoder.
Within Arkansas, the name Yoder is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=34.453986&lon=-91.488182&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Yoder.
Colorado
El Paso County
This Yoder is located in El Paso County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Yoder.
Indiana
Allen County
This Yoder is located in Allen County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Yoder.
Kansas
Reno County
This Yoder is located in Reno County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Yoder.
Kentucky
Spencer County
This Yoder is located in Spencer County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Yoder.
Ohio
Allen County
This Yoder is located in Allen County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Yoder.
Logan County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Yoder.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Yoder is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Yoder.
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Yoder [Somerset County].
Wyoming
Goshen County
This Yoder is located in Goshen County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yoder that is located in Arkansas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Yoder.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yoder ...
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 Yoder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yoder and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Yoder to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,420 miles [11,941.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Yoder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Yoder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Yoder 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.
<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 Yoder 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 Yoder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4540, Longitude: -91.4882 In this case, the coordinates for Yoder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.651 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.861 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.076 degrees.