Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Wood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park Wood
- 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 Wood:
- 34.792383, -79.451157
- 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 Wood
- 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- Since Park Wood is near Robeson County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Wood ...
We found one communities that share the name Park Wood.
Within North Carolina, the name Park Wood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Park Wood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Wood ...
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.
- Crossway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ida Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
- Sandy Bottoms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottoms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottoms
- Sandy Bottoms is located in Scotland County
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Hill is located in Scotland County
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
- Sunshine Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
- Woodrun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Park Wood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Wood and extending to:
- Laurinburg, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Park Wood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Wood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scotland County: www.scotlandcounty.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7924, Longitude: -79.4512 In this case, the coordinates for Park Wood 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 Park Wood 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 309.427 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.10 degrees. |