Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Columbia Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Columbia Park
- 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 Columbia Park:
- 37.330149, -77.437206
- 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 Columbia Park
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Columbia Park is near Colonial Heights City and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colonial Heights City
- eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Columbia Park ...
We found six communities that share the name Columbia Park.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Columbia Park.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Prince George 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 Virginia community of Columbia Park [Prince George County].
- Prince George County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa 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 California community of Columbia Park [Contra Costa County].
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Columbia Park is located in Charles County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Columbia Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Columbia Park.
- Prince George's County
- This Columbia Park is located in Prince George's County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northeast of the Columbia Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Columbia Park.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Columbia Park is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Columbia Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Columbia Park.
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Columbia Park [Hamilton County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia 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.
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Chimney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Courthouse Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Crescent Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Dutch Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Edenshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gay Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Grove Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jean Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Lost Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Mistwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Quail Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
How Far From Columbia 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 Columbia Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Park and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Columbia Park to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 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 Columbia 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 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Columbia Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3301, Longitude: -77.4372 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Columbia 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 308.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.563 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees. |