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37.589868, -77.442205
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We found 23 communities that share the name Washington Park.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Washington Park.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Greensville County
This Washington Park is located in Greensville County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Washington Park.
Norfolk City
This Washington Park is located in Norfolk City and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Washington Park.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Washington Park is located in Colbert County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Washington Park.
Montgomery County
This Washington Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Washington Park.
Arizona
Gila County
This Washington Park is located in Gila County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Washington Park.
Connecticut
New Haven County
Although located in New Haven County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Washington Park.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Washington Park is located in New Castle County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Washington Park.
Florida
Broward County
This Washington Park is located in Broward County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Washington Park.
Glades County
This Washington Park is located in Glades County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glades County community of Washington Park.
Hillsborough County
This Washington Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Washington Park.
Illinois
Cook County
This Washington Park is located in Cook County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Washington Park.
Saint Clair County
This Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Washington Park.
Maryland
Kent County
This Washington Park is located in Kent County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Washington Park.
Missouri
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Washington Park [Jackson County].
New Jersey
Essex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Washington Park [Essex County].
Middlesex County
This Washington Park is located in Middlesex County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Washington Park.
North Carolina
Beaufort County
This Washington Park is located in Beaufort County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Washington Park.
Davidson County
This Washington Park is located in Davidson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Washington Park.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This Washington Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Washington Park.
Rhode Island
Providence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Washington Park [Providence County].
South Carolina
Horry County
This Washington Park is located in Horry County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Washington Park.
Richland County
This Washington Park is located in Richland County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Washington Park.
Washington
Yakima County
This Washington Park is located in Yakima County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Washington Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington 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 Hills (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Washington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Park and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the south (S).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Park to White House, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Washington Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5899, Longitude: -77.4422 In this case, the coordinates for Washington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Washington 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Washington 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 308.199 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.592 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.372 degrees.