Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkerosa:
  • 34.100099, -84.846607
  • 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 Parkerosa

• 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Since Parkerosa is near Paulding County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Parkerosa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkerosa ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartersville is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <1>
• Cedar Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Crowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowville is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
• Falcon Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
• Indian Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Valley is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Iron Stab
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Stab is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stab
• Ladds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ladds is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
• Mission Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Rodgers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Shallwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shallwood is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
• Shellman ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shellman is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
  • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Windmill Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Windmill Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Creek

How Far From Parkerosa 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 Parkerosa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parkerosa and extending to:

• Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Parkerosa to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'