Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkdale
- 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 Parkdale:
- 46.233293, -96.012834
- 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 Parkdale
- 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 Otter Tail County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otter Tail County
- Since Parkdale is near Grant County and also Wilkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Wilkin 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
Communities Also Named Parkdale ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Parkdale.
Within Minnesota, the name Parkdale is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Manitoba
- This Parkdale lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north of the Parkdale that is located in Otter Tail County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Parkdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Otter Tail County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkdale.
- Platte County
- This Parkdale is located in Platte County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the south of the Parkdale that is located in Otter Tail County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Parkdale.
- Montana
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Parkdale [Hamilton County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Parkdale [Jefferson County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Parkdale lies 1,559 miles [2,509 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkdale that is located in Otter Tail County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [Bell County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [Dallas County].
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [McLennan County].
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkdale ...
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.
- Basswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Charlesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Elbow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <5>
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
- Foxhome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - French
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Maine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Pelican Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
- Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <5>
- Woodland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
How Far From Parkdale 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 Parkdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkdale and extending to:
- Fergus Falls, which is the Seat of Otter Tail County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Parkdale to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2333, Longitude: -96.0128 In this case, the coordinates for Parkdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Parkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Parkdale 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Parkdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.27 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.573 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.846 degrees. |