Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park Place
- 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 Place:
- 34.978761, -80.530344
- 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 Place
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Park Place is near Chesterfield County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Place ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Park Place.
Within North Carolina, the name Park Place is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Park Place is located in Jefferson County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Park Place.
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Park Place is located in Lee County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Park Place.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Park Place is located in Douglas County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Park Place.
- Paulding County
- This Park Place is located in Paulding County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Park Place.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Park Place is located in Will County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Park Place.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Park Place is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Park Place.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Park Place is located in Hamilton County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Park Place.
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Park Place.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Park Place is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Park Place.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Park Place [Delaware County].
- Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Park Place [Lackawanna County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Park Place is located in Schuylkill County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Park Place.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Park Place is located in Anderson County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Park Place.
- Greenville County
- This Park Place is located in Greenville County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Park Place.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Park Place is located in Galveston County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Park Place.
- Harris County
- This Park Place is located in Harris County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the west southwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Park Place.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Park Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Park Place.
- Weber County
- This Park Place is located in Weber County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km] to the west northwest of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Park Place.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Park Place is located in Norfolk City and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Park Place.
- Salem City
- This Park Place is located in Salem City and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north of the Park Place that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Park Place.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Place ...
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.
- Bramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bramblewood is located in Union County
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Council Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Oaks
- Council Oaks is located in Union County
- Fowler Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Crossroads
- Fowler Crossroads is located in Union County
- Helms Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
- Helms Park is located in Union County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lee Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rock Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Union County
- Timber Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake
- Timber Lake is located in Union County
How Far From Park Place 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 community such as Park Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Place and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Park Place to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Park Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9788, Longitude: -80.5303 In this case, the coordinates for Park Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Place 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Place 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 310.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.31 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.456 degrees. |