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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 Parkland:
35.749319, -78.648615
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 thirteen communities that are also named Parkland.
Within North Carolina, the name Parkland is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Parkland [Walker County].
Alberta
This Parkland lies 2,005 miles [3,226.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
British Columbia
This Parkland lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
Florida
Broward County
This Parkland is located in Broward County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the south of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Parkland.
Hillsborough County
This Parkland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the south southwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkland.
Illinois
Tazewell County
This Parkland is located in Tazewell County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Parkland.
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Parkland is located in Jefferson County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkland.
Maryland
Prince George's County
This Parkland is located in Prince George's County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Parkland.
Oklahoma
Lincoln County
This Parkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the west of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Parkland.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
This Parkland is located in Bucks County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Parkland.
Saskatchewan
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Washington
Pierce County
This Parkland is located in Pierce County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Parkland.
Wisconsin
Douglas County
This Parkland is located in Douglas County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkland that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Parkland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland ...
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.
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 Parkland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkland and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Parkland to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Parkland 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Parkland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7493, Longitude: -78.6486 In this case, the coordinates for Parkland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.958 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.182 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees.