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we pass this GPS location for Eden Park:
37.312636, -79.956706
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Waymarking ...
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We found nine communities that are also named Eden Park.
Within Virginia, the name Eden Park is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Delaware
New Castle 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 Delaware community of Eden Park [New Castle County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Eden Park.
Illinois
Williamson County
This Eden Park is located in Williamson County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Eden Park.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Eden Park.
Ohio
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 Eden Park [Hamilton County].
Scioto County
This Eden Park is located in Scioto County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Eden Park.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Eden Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Eden Park.
Rhode Island
Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Eden Park [Providence County].
West Virginia
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Eden Park [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eden 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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eden Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eden Park and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Eden Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Eden 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>
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- Eden Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eden Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eden Park 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 Eden Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3126, Longitude: -79.9567 In this case, the coordinates for Eden Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.68 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.239 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.495 degrees.