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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 Pollock:
40.358332, -93.083720
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We found nine communities that share the name Pollock.
Within Missouri, the name Pollock is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sacramento County
This Pollock is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pollock that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Pollock.
Shasta County
This Pollock is located in Shasta County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the west northwest of the Pollock that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Pollock.
Idaho
Idaho County
This Pollock is located in Idaho County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pollock that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Pollock.
Louisiana
Grant Parish
This Pollock is located in Grant Parish and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the south of the Pollock that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Pollock.
Mississippi
Sunflower 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 Mississippi community of Pollock [Sunflower County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny 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 Pollock [Allegheny County].
Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Pollock [Clarion County].
South Dakota
Campbell County
This Pollock is located in Campbell County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pollock that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Pollock.
Wyoming
Albany 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 Wyoming community of Pollock [Albany County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pollock ...
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 (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackbird have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Pollock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pollock and extending to:
Milan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pollock to Milan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Pollock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pollock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3583, Longitude: -93.0837 In this case, the coordinates for Pollock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pollock, 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 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 Pollock 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>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Pollock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.073 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.29 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.661 degrees.