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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 Parnell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parnell 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 Parnell:
- 40.223910, -88.720626
- 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 Parnell
- 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 De Witt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Since Parnell is near McLean County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Parnell
Communities Also Named Parnell ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Parnell.
Within Illinois, the name Parnell is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Parnell is located in Chilton County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Parnell.
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Parnell is located in Lonoke County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Parnell.
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Parnell [Columbia County].
- Iowa
- Iowa County
- This Parnell is located in Iowa County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Parnell.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Parnell is located in Atchison County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Parnell.
- Kentucky
- Wayne County
- This Parnell is located in Wayne County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Parnell.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Parnell is located in Kent County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Parnell.
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- This Parnell is located in Nodaway County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Parnell.
- Nebraska
- Greeley County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Greeley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Parnell.
- Texas
- Hall County
- This Parnell is located in Hall County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Parnell that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Parnell.
- Roberts County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parnell [Roberts County].
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Parnell [Sheboygan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parnell ...
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.
- Combs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weedman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
How Far From Parnell 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 Parnell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parnell and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of De Witt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parnell to Clinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Parnell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Parnell 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. |
| <3> | 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 Parnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parnell 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 Parnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2239, Longitude: -88.7206 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.146 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.554 degrees. |
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