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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 Parkhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkhurst 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 Parkhurst:
- 41.606131, -91.400163
- 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 Parkhurst
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Parkhurst is near Cedar County and also Muscatine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine 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 Parkhurst
Communities Also Named Parkhurst ...
We found four communities that are also named Parkhurst.
Within Iowa, the name Parkhurst is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Parkhurst [Caddo Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Parkhurst that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Parkhurst.
- North Dakota
- Stutsman County
- This Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkhurst that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Parkhurst.
- Quebec
- This Parkhurst lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Parkhurst that is located in Johnson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkhurst ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Graham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From Parkhurst 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 Parkhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Parkhurst once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkhurst and extending to:
- Iowa City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Parkhurst to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Parkhurst could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parkhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Parkhurst 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 Parkhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6061, Longitude: -91.4002 In this case, the coordinates for Parkhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.964 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.183 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.524 degrees. |
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