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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parker Village 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 Parker Village:
- 31.167677, -85.469934
- 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 Village
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Parker Village is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker Village ...
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 Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Clark Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Cottondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Melody Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melody Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Tree Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
- Peterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Rock Creek Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Shady Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Silver Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Stadium Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Tabernacle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wiregrass Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills
How Far From Parker Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parker Village and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Parker Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parker Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1677, Longitude: -85.4699 In this case, the coordinates for Parker Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.272 degrees. |
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