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 Parkersburg:
33.965667, -88.952836
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.
We found eight communities that share the name Parkersburg.
Within Mississippi, the name Parkersburg is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Chatham County
This Parkersburg is located in Chatham County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Parkersburg.
Illinois
Richland County
This Parkersburg is located in Richland County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the north of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Parkersburg.
Indiana
Montgomery County
This Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Parkersburg.
Iowa
Butler County
This Parkersburg is located in Butler County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Parkersburg.
North Carolina
Sampson County
This Parkersburg is located in Sampson County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Parkersburg.
Oklahoma
Custer County
This Parkersburg is located in Custer County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Parkersburg.
Oregon
Coos County
This Parkersburg is located in Coos County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Parkersburg.
West Virginia
Wood County
This Parkersburg is located in Wood County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkersburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Parkersburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkersburg ...
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.
Bacon ‑ Historic (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Parkersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkersburg and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkersburg to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9657, Longitude: -88.9528 In this case, the coordinates for Parkersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
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.
<4>
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 Parkersburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.019 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.902 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.086 degrees.