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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 Parkdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkdale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Parkdale:
- 33.097896, -86.112192
- 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 Parkdale
- 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- Since Parkdale is near Clay County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Parkdale
Communities Also Named Parkdale ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Parkdale.
Within Alabama, the name Parkdale is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Parkdale is located in Ashley County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Parkdale.
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Parkdale is located in Fremont County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Parkdale.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Parkdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkdale.
- Manitoba
- This Parkdale lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- This Parkdale is located in Manistee County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Parkdale.
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Parkdale.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Parkdale is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Parkdale.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Parkdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkdale.
- Platte County
- This Parkdale is located in Platte County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Parkdale.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Parkdale [Flathead County].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Parkdale is located in Camden County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Parkdale.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Parkdale.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Parkdale [Hamilton County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Parkdale [Jefferson County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Parkdale.
- Oregon
- Hood River County
- This Parkdale is located in Hood River County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood River County community of Parkdale.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Parkdale lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Parkdale is located in Charleston County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Parkdale.
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [Bell County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [Dallas County].
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [McLennan County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Parkdale is located in Davis County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkdale that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Parkdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkdale ...
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.
- Crewsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Goodwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchet Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Lake Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Joy is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joy
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warm Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Parkdale 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 Parkdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkdale and extending to:
- Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkdale to Rockford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Parkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Parkdale 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 county. 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. |
| <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 Parkdale 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 Parkdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0979, Longitude: -86.1122 In this case, the coordinates for Parkdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.112 degrees. |
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