Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Parker Courthouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parker Courthouse and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parker Courthouse

• 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 Courthouse:
  • 30.988243, -84.418798
  • 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 Courthouse

• 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Parker Courthouse is near Grady County and also Baker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker 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 Courthouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker Courthouse ...

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.

• Branchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Branchville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Climax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Climax is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
• Hopeful
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hopeful is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lynn is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Magnolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orange Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Springs is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Roddenberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roddenberry is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry

How Far From Parker Courthouse to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Courthouse 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 Courthouse and extending to:

• Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parker Courthouse to Bainbridge, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the north (N). 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'