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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 Parkway Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkway Place 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 Parkway Place:
- 34.750925, -92.429322
- 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 Parkway Place
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Parkway Place is near Saline County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Parkway Place
Communities Also Named Parkway Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Parkway Place.
Within Arkansas, the name Parkway Place is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Parkway Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Parkway Place is located in Lexington County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east of the Parkway Place that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Parkway Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway Place ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Douglas Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Pebble Beach Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
- Pleasant Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Twin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Parkway Place 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 Parkway Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkway Place and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parkway Place to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 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- Parkway Place) 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 Parkway Place 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 Parkway Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7509, Longitude: -92.4293 In this case, the coordinates for Parkway Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.282 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.438 degrees. |
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