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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Commerce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commerce and the surrounding area.
- 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 Commerce:
- 41.541224, -93.765053
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Commerce
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Commerce is near Warren County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Commerce
Communities Also Named Commerce ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Commerce.
Within Iowa, the name Commerce is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Commerce is located in Conecuh County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Commerce.
- Arizona
- Maricopa 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 Commerce [Maricopa County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Commerce is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Commerce.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Commerce is located in Jackson County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Commerce.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Commerce is located in Oakland County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Commerce.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Commerce [Hennepin County].
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Commerce is located in Tunica County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Commerce.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Commerce is located in Scott County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Commerce.
- Oklahoma
- Ottawa County
- This Commerce is located in Ottawa County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Commerce.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 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 Commerce [Philadelphia County].
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha 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 South Dakota community of Commerce [Minnehaha County].
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This Commerce is located in Wilson County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Commerce.
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Commerce is located in Hunt County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Commerce that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Commerce.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Commerce ...
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.
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Churchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeSoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rider is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
- Scotch Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Summerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
- Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Wick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
How Far From Commerce 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 Commerce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Commerce and extending to:
- Des Moines, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Commerce to White House, with an average speed<4>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 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Commerce) 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 Commerce 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 Commerce 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 Commerce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5412, Longitude: -93.7651 In this case, the coordinates for Commerce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.744 degrees. |
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