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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in College Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • 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 College Park:
    • 37.129293, -80.535889
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on College Park
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named College Park ...

We found 36 communities that share the name College Park.

There are eight communities within Virginia that are also named College Park.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Alexandria City
      • This College Park is located in Alexandria City and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of College Park.
    • Chesterfield County
      • This College Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of College Park.
    • Frederick County
      • This College Park is located in Frederick County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of College Park.
    • Lynchburg City
      • This College Park is located in Lynchburg City and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of College Park.
    • Newport News City
      • This College Park is located in Newport News City and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of College Park.
    • Staunton City
      • This College Park is located in Staunton City and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Staunton City community of College Park.
    • Suffolk City
      • 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 College Park [Suffolk City].
    • Virginia Beach City
      • This College Park is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of College Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This College Park is located in Pike County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of College Park.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This College Park is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of College Park.
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson 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 Arkansas community of College Park [Jefferson County].
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This College Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of College Park.
      • Ventura 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 College Park [Ventura County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This College Park is located in New Castle County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of College Park.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This College Park is located in Broward County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of College Park.
      • Duval County
      • This College Park is located in Duval County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of College Park.
      • Orange 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 Florida community of College Park [Orange County].
      • Saint Johns County
      • This College Park is located in Saint Johns County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of College Park.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This College Park is located in Fulton County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of College Park.
      • Glynn County
      • This College Park is located in Glynn County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of College Park.
      • Habersham County
      • This College Park is located in Habersham County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of College Park.
    • Illinois
      • Kane 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 Illinois community of College Park [Kane County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of College Park.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This College Park is located in Prince George's County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Park.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Michigan community of College Park [Wayne County].
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This College Park is located in Dutchess County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of College Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This College Park is located in Craven County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of College Park.
      • Guilford 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 North Carolina community of College Park [Guilford County].
      • Onslow County
      • This College Park is located in Onslow County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of College Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania community of College Park [Montgomery County].
      • Union County
      • This College Park is located in Union County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of College Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This College Park is located in Berkeley County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of College Park.
      • Cherokee County
      • This College Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of College Park.
      • Florence County
      • This College Park is located in Florence County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of College Park.
      • Horry County
      • This College Park is located in Horry County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of College Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This College Park is located in Carter County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of College Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Fairlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Radford City
  • Haven Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
    • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
  • Pepper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
  • Peppers Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
    • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Willow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
    • Willow Woods is located in Radford City

How Far From College Park to ...

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 community such as College Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from College Park to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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- College Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1293, Longitude: -80.5359       In this case, the coordinates for College Park 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 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 College Park 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 . 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 College Park, 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 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 College Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.608 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.793 degrees.




 

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