Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkway
- 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 Parkway:
- 34.265384, -88.710053
- 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 Parkway
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Parkway is near Pontotoc County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- eBird sighting report for Itawamba 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 Parkway ...
We found nine communities that share the name Parkway.
Within Mississippi, the name Parkway is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Parkway is located in Franklin County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkway that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Parkway.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Parkway [Jackson County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Parkway lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parkway that is located in Lee County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Parkway is located in Harris County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Parkway that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Parkway.
- San Augustine County
- This Parkway is located in San Augustine County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Parkway that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Parkway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway ...
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.
- Flowerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Harrisburg Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Lee County
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Lee County
- Rebecca Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebecca Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
- Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Terrace Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Traceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Tracewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Parkway 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 Parkway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkway and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkway to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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- Parkway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2654, Longitude: -88.7101 In this case, the coordinates for Parkway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Parkway 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Parkway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.925 degrees. |