Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkway Hills:
  • 41.028381, -85.264417
  • 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 Parkway Hills

• 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Since Parkway Hills is near Whitley County and also Huntington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington 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 Parkway Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway Hills ...

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.

• Forest Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Hillcrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Village is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Lake Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Shores is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Liberty Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Manor Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manor Woods is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Saturn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Saturn is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
• Times Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Times Corner is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parkway Hills and extending to:

• Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkway Hills to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'