Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkerfield:
  • 37.068277, -96.995541
  • 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 Parkerfield

• 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 Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley County
  • Since Parkerfield is near Kay County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Parkerfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkerfield ...

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.

• Braman
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Braman is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <1>
• Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dale is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Floral
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Floral is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
• Grainville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grainville is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
• Hardy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Kellogg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Kildare
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kildare is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Maple City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple City is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
• Rainbow Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
• Silverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale

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

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

• Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parkerfield to Winfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'