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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 Community Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Community 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 Community Park:
    • 43.667846, -76.077979
    • 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 Community 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 Community Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Community Park.

Within New York, the name Community Park is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Community Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Community Park is located in Worcester County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Community Park that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Community Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Community 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.

  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Oswego County
  • Farmers Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
    • Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
  • Lorraine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
    • Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
  • Roberts Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Roberts Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Rural Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Sandy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
    • Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
  • Smartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
  • Stillwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Oswego County

How Far From Community Park to ...

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

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

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Community Park to Oswego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Community Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Community Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6678, Longitude: -76.0780       In this case, the coordinates for Community Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Community Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.885 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.058 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.276 degrees.









 

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