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We found thirteen communities that are also named Mendota.
Within Missouri, the name Mendota is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Fresno County
This Mendota is located in Fresno County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mendota that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Mendota.
Illinois
La Salle County
This Mendota is located in La Salle County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mendota that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Mendota.
Iowa
Appanoose County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mendota [Appanoose County].
Kansas
Decatur 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 Kansas community of Mendota [Decatur County].
Ellis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Ellis County].
Neosho County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Neosho County].
Smith County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Smith County].
Trego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Trego County].
Minnesota
Dakota County
This Mendota is located in Dakota County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the north of the Mendota that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Mendota.
Texas
Hemphill County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mendota [Hemphill County].
Virginia
Washington County
This Mendota is located in Washington County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mendota that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mendota.
West Virginia
Wetzel County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mendota [Wetzel County].
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Mendota is located in Dane County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mendota that is located in Putnam County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Mendota.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mendota ...
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.
Blackbird ‑ Historic (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Mendota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mendota and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mendota to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mendota) 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 Mendota, 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 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 Mendota 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>
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<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 Mendota 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 Mendota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5671, Longitude: -92.8947 In this case, the coordinates for Mendota have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.952 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.178 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.52 degrees.