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we pass this GPS location for Pocahontas:
39.741195, -78.958357
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We found thirteen communities that are also named Pocahontas.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pocahontas is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This Pocahontas is located in Walker County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pocahontas.
Alberta
This Pocahontas lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
Arkansas
Randolph County
This Pocahontas is located in Randolph County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Pocahontas.
Illinois
Bond County
This Pocahontas is located in Bond County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Pocahontas.
Iowa
Pocahontas County
This Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Pocahontas.
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Pocahontas is located in Hinds County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Pocahontas.
Missouri
Cape Girardeau County
This Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Pocahontas.
Oregon
Baker 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 Oregon community of Pocahontas [Baker County].
Tennessee
Coffee County
This Pocahontas is located in Coffee County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pocahontas.
Hardeman County
This Pocahontas is located in Hardeman County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the west southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Pocahontas.
Virginia
Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Pocahontas [Chesterfield County].
Petersburg City
This Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Pocahontas.
Tazewell County
This Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest of the Pocahontas that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Pocahontas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocahontas ...
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 Pocahontas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pocahontas and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pocahontas to Somerset, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Pocahontas) 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 Pocahontas, 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 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7412, Longitude: -78.9584 In this case, the coordinates for Pocahontas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.989 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.818 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.22 degrees.