Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park 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 Park Hills:
- 37.821273, -90.505770
- 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 Park 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 Saint Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since Park Hills is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Park Hills ...
We found eight communities that share the name Park Hills.
Within Missouri, the name Park Hills is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Park Hills [Effingham County].
- Iowa
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Park Hills [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Park Hills is located in Kenton County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Park Hills that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Park Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Park Hills is located in Centre County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Park Hills that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Park Hills.
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Park Hills [York County].
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Park Hills that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Park Hills.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Park Hills is located in Cabell County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the east of the Park Hills that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Park Hills.
- Monongalia County
- This Park Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast of the Park Hills that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Park Hills.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park 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.
- Derby
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Doe Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Federal
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Flat River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Gumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hurryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurryville
- Hurryville is located in Saint Francois County
- Leadwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
- Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rivermines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Francois County
How Far From Park 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 city such as Park Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Hills and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Park Hills to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Park Hills 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Park Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8213, Longitude: -90.5058 In this case, the coordinates for Park Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Park Hills 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 316.239 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.836 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.973 degrees. |