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We found 29 communities that share the name Pumpkin Center.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Pumpkin Center.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Nodaway County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Pumpkin Center.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Pumpkin Center is located in DeKalb County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pumpkin Center.
Morgan County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Morgan County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pumpkin Center.
Walker County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pumpkin Center.
Arizona
Coconino County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Coconino County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Pumpkin Center.
Gila County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Pumpkin Center [Gila County].
California
Kern County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Pumpkin Center.
Lassen County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Lassen County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km] to the west northwest of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Pumpkin Center.
Florida
Lake County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Lake County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pumpkin Center.
Georgia
Columbia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pumpkin Center [Columbia County].
Indiana
Orange County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Orange County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pumpkin Center.
Washington County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pumpkin Center.
Kentucky
Caldwell County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Pumpkin Center.
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
This Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Pumpkin Center.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Allegany County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Pumpkin Center.
Mississippi
Union County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Union County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pumpkin Center.
North Carolina
Burke County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Pumpkin Center.
Lincoln County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Lincoln County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pumpkin Center.
Onslow County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Pumpkin Center.
Oklahoma
Comanche County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pumpkin Center [Comanche County].
Creek County
This community is historic and although located in Creek County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Pumpkin Center.
Muskogee County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Pumpkin Center.
Okmulgee County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Okmulgee County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southwest of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Pumpkin Center.
South Dakota
Minnehaha County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Pumpkin Center.
Tennessee
Blount County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Blount County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pumpkin Center.
Bradley County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Pumpkin Center.
Monroe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pumpkin Center [Monroe County].
Virginia
Bland County
This Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pumpkin Center that is located in Dallas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Pumpkin Center.
Russell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pumpkin Center [Russell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumpkin Center ...
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.
Branch (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Pumpkin Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pumpkin Center and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pumpkin Center to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pumpkin Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pumpkin Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7450, Longitude: -93.0707 In this case, the coordinates for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Pumpkin Center 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.
<3>
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 Pumpkin Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Pumpkin Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.928 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.778 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.191 degrees.