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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 Elizabeth Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elizabeth Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elizabeth Park:
    • 38.470300, -77.441000
    • 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 Elizabeth 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Since Elizabeth Park is near Prince William County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Elizabeth Park

Communities Also Named Elizabeth Park ...

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 ...
    • Norfolk City
      • This Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Elizabeth Park that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Elizabeth Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elizabeth Park that is located in Stafford County.
      • 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 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elizabeth Park that is located in Stafford County.
      • 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 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elizabeth Park that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Elizabeth Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Elizabeth Park lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the north of the Elizabeth Park that is located in Stafford County.

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Bells Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
  • Fritters Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
  • Heritage Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
  • King James Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • King James Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
  • Liberty Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
  • Meadowlark
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Old Homestead
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
  • Park Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Patriots Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
  • Peppermint Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Forest
  • Raintree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Raintree is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Settlers Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Shadow Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
    • Sky Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
    • Vintage Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

How Far From Elizabeth Park to ...

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 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:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Elizabeth Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elizabeth Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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: 38.4703, Longitude: -77.4410       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 308.153 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.046 degrees.