Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Commodore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commodore Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Commodore 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 Commodore Park:
- 36.936814, -76.267440
- 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 Commodore 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 Commodore Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Commodore Park.
Within Virginia, the name Commodore Park is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Commodore Park in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Commodore Park.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Commodore 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.
- Cherokee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Norfolk City
- Cottage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Cottage Park is located in Norfolk City
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Norfolk City
- Green Hill Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farms
- Green Hill Farms is located in Norfolk City
- Larrymore Lawns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrymore Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrymore Lawns
- Larrymore Lawns is located in Norfolk City
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Norfolk City
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Norfolk City
- Ocean View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Oceanair
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Norfolk City
- Tanner Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Creek
- Tanner Creek is located in Norfolk City
- Tanners Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cross Roads
- Tanners Cross Roads is located in Norfolk City
- Virginia Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
- Virginia Gardens is located in Norfolk City
How Far From Commodore Park 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 Commodore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Commodore Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Commodore Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Commodore Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Commodore 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 . 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Commodore Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Commodore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9368, Longitude: -76.2674 In this case, the coordinates for Commodore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Commodore 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 307.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.145 degrees. |