Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Commercial Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commercial Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Commercial Point
- 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 Commercial Point:
- 39.772306, -83.066358
- 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 Commercial Point
- 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Since Commercial Point is near Franklin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Commercial Point ...
We found two communities that share the name Commercial Point.
Within Ohio, the name Commercial Point is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Commercial Point [Alexander County].
- Kentucky
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Commercial Point [Union County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Commercial Point ...
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.
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
- Little Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
- Little Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
- Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Pleasant Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Robtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Shadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Commercial Point 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 village such as Commercial Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Commercial Point and extending to:
- Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Commercial Point to Circleville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Commercial Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Commercial Point 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. |
| <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> | 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- Commercial Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Commercial Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7723, Longitude: -83.0664 In this case, the coordinates for Commercial Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Commercial Point 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 311.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.70 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.042 degrees. |