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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Parkside:
    • 39.426770, -76.976091
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Parkside
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Parkside ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Parkside.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Parkside.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Parkside is located in Montgomery County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Parkside.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Parkside is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Parkside.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Parkside is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<1> to the west of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Parkside.
    • California
      • San Francisco 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 California community of Parkside [San Francisco County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Parkside is located in New Castle County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Parkside.
    • Florida
      • Leon 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 Florida community of Parkside [Leon County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Parkside is located in Cook County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Parkside.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Parkside is located in Bartholomew County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Parkside.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Parkside is located in Jefferson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkside.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Parkside is located in Camden County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Parkside.
      • Warren 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 New Jersey community of Parkside [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Parkside is located in Queens County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Parkside.
      • Westchester County
      • This Parkside is located in Westchester County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Parkside.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Parkside is located in Delaware County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Parkside.
      • Monroe County
      • This Parkside is located in Monroe County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Parkside.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Parkside is located in Philadelphia County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Parkside.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Parkside lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Parkside is located in Davis County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Parkside.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Parkside is located in Stafford County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Parkside that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Parkside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkside ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
  • Candlewick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
    • Candlewick is located in Carroll County
  • Cherry Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
    • Cherry Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Cherry Tree Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Hills
    • Cherry Tree Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Chestnut Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
    • Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Daisy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Eldersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersburg
    • Eldersburg is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldersburg <4>
  • Emerald Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
    • Emerald Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Freedom
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Carroll County
  • Freedom Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
  • Gist
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
    • Gist is located in Carroll County
  • Grand View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Heather Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
      • Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Heritage
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
      • Heritage is located in Carroll County
    • Irongate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irongate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
      • Irongate is located in Carroll County
    • Johnsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Carroll County
    • Long Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
      • Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Maple Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
      • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Miners Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Ridge
      • Miners Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Monks Misery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
      • Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
    • Oklahoma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
    • Patriots Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriots Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
      • Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
    • Presidential Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
      • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
    • Sunset Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
      • Waters Edge is located in Carroll County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkside and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parkside to Westminster, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4268, Longitude: -76.9761       In this case, the coordinates for Parkside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Parkside 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Parkside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.819 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.44 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.483 degrees.









 

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