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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 Parker Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parker Landing 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 Parker Landing:
    • 34.949809, -88.165595
    • 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 Parker Landing
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Parker Landing is near Tishomingo County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Parker Landing

Communities Also Named Parker Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Parker Landing.

Within Alabama, the name Parker Landing is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Parker Landing lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parker Landing that is located in Lauderdale County.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Parker Landing is located in Accomack County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parker Landing that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Parker Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker Landing ...

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.

  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
  • Cooks Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
  • Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • High Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holiday Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Red Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
  • Short
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Parker Landing to ...

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 Parker Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parker Landing and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parker Landing to Florence, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Parker Landing) 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 Parker Landing 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 Parker Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9498, Longitude: -88.1656       In this case, the coordinates for Parker Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.595 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.547 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.554 degrees.