Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parshallburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parshallburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parshallburg
- 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 Parshallburg:
- 43.146415, -84.136085
- 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 Parshallburg
- 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Parshallburg is near Shiawassee County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shiawassee County
- eBird sighting report for Genesee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parshallburg ...
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.
- Bannister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Bannister is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannister <1>
- Burnt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Elsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <1>
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Five Points North
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points North
- Five Points North is located in Shiawassee County
- Juddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Kerby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Marion Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Springs
- Marion Springs is located in Saginaw County
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Racy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Wolf Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing
- Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
How Far From Parshallburg 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 Parshallburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Parshallburg and extending to:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parshallburg to Saginaw, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parshallburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parshallburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parshallburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1464, Longitude: -84.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Parshallburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Parshallburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.86 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.429 degrees. |