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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:
- 33.247217, -95.904030
- 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Since Commerce is near Delta County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Texas, the name Commerce is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east of the Commerce that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Commerce.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Commerce is located in Polk County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north of the Commerce that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Commerce.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Commerce is located in Oakland County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the northeast of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Commerce that is located in Hunt 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 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Commerce that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson 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.
- Deep Well Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
- Emblem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emblem is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pecan Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peerless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Scatter Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scatter Branch is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scatter Branch
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 city 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:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Commerce to Greenville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- 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 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 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: 33.2472, Longitude: -95.9040 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.915 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.204 degrees. |
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