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we pass this GPS location for Elizabeth Park:
36.840426, -76.217994
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Waymarking ...
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We found five communities that are also named Elizabeth Park.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Elizabeth Park.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Stafford County
This Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Elizabeth Park.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Clayton County
This Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Elizabeth Park.
Idaho
Shoshone County
This Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Elizabeth Park.
Maine
Cumberland County
This Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Elizabeth Park.
Ontario
This Elizabeth Park lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizabeth 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 & 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 Elizabeth Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizabeth Park and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabeth Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elizabeth Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
<3>
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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8404, Longitude: -76.2180 In this case, the coordinates for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.536 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.721 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.162 degrees.