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:
36.979230, -94.196883
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.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Alameda 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 California community of Park [Alameda County].
El Dorado 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 California community of Park [El Dorado County].
Florida
Polk 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 Florida community of Park [Polk County].
Idaho
Latah 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 Idaho community of Park [Latah County].
Indiana
Greene County
This Park is located in Greene County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Park.
Iowa
Cerro Gordo 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 [Cerro Gordo County].
Lyon 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 Iowa community of Park [Lyon County].
Kansas
Gove County
This Park is located in Gove County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gove County community of Park.
Kentucky
Barren County
This Park is located in Barren County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the east of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Park.
Estill County
This Park is located in Estill County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Park.
Michigan
Kent 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 Michigan community of Park [Kent County].
Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Park [Newaygo County].
New Jersey
Passaic 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 New Jersey community of Park [Passaic County].
Ohio
Columbiana 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 Ohio community of Park [Columbiana County].
Hamilton 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 Park [Hamilton County].
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland 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 [Westmoreland County].
Tennessee
Maury 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 Tennessee community of Park [Maury County].
Washington 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 Tennessee community of Park [Washington County].
Texas
Bowie 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 Texas community of Park [Bowie County].
Fayette County
This Park is located in Fayette County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Park.
Virginia
King George County
This Park is located in King George County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the east of the Park that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Park.
Waynesboro City
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 Virginia community of Park [Waynesboro City].
Washington
Whatcom County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Whatcom County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Park.
Whitman 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 Washington community of Park [Whitman County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park ...
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.
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 community such as Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park and extending to:
Neosho, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park to Neosho, with an average speed<5> 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.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9792, Longitude: -94.1969 In this case, the coordinates for Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.628 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.49 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.864 degrees.