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37.445051, -88.832840
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We found eight communities that are also named Pond.
Within Illinois, the name Pond is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Benton County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pond [Benton County].
California
Kern County
This Pond is located in Kern County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<2> to the west of the Pond that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Pond.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Pond is located in Jefferson County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pond that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pond.
Maine
Waldo 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 Maine community of Pond [Waldo County].
Maryland
Harford County
This Pond is located in Harford County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pond that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pond.
Missouri
Saint Louis County
This Pond is located in Saint Louis County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pond that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Pond.
North Carolina
Guilford 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 North Carolina community of Pond [Guilford County].
Tennessee
Dickson County
This Pond is located in Dickson County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pond that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Pond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pond to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pond 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'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 Pond 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 Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4451, Longitude: -88.8328 In this case, the coordinates for Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.14 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.518 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.291 degrees.