Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parker Lake

• 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 Parker Lake:
  • 37.686721, -90.077614
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Parker Lake

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Parker Lake is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Bollinger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Parker Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker Lake ...

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.

• Alliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Brewer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewer is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Clearwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corners is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
• Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Friendly Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Libertyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
• Lixville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
• Precinct
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parker Lake and extending to:

• Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parker Lake to Perryville, with an average speed<2> 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'