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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 Parkertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkertown 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 Parkertown:
- 34.457603, -83.039871
- 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 Parkertown
- 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Parkertown is near Oconee County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Parkertown
Communities Also Named Parkertown ...
We found four communities that are also named Parkertown.
Within Georgia, the name Parkertown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Parkertown is located in Lauderdale County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Parkertown that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Parkertown.
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Parkertown is located in Worcester County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkertown that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Parkertown.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Parkertown is located in Ocean County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkertown that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Parkertown.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Parkertown is located in Erie County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the Parkertown that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Parkertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkertown ...
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.
- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fair Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay Shores is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Shores
- Flat Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Gumlog
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Reed Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Shoal Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
How Far From Parkertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parkertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkertown and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkertown to Hartwell, 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parkertown 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 Parkertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4576, Longitude: -83.0399 In this case, the coordinates for Parkertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.488 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.58 degrees. |
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