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we pass this GPS location for America:
33.815391, -94.548542
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We found seven communities that are also named America.
Within Oklahoma, the name America is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This America is located in Walker County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east of the America that is located in McCurtain County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of America.
California
Sonoma 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 California community of America [Sonoma County].
Illinois
Pulaski County
This America is located in Pulaski County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the America that is located in McCurtain County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of America.
Indiana
Wabash County
This America is located in Wabash County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the America that is located in McCurtain County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of America.
Kansas
Nemaha 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 Kansas community of America [Nemaha County].
Osage 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 America [Osage County].
Kentucky
Lee 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 Kentucky community of America [Lee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near America ...
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.
Cross Roads (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Cross Roads is located in Little River County (AR)
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 America to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in America and extending to:
Idabel, which is the Seat of McCurtain County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from America to Idabel, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- America) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 America 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 America 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 America. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8154, Longitude: -94.5485 In this case, the coordinates for America have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.573 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.016 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.524 degrees.