Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Parkway Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkway Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parkway Forest

• 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 Forest:
  • 35.582336, -82.481512
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Parkway Forest

• 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
  • Since Parkway Forest is near Henderson County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Parkway Forest

Communities Also Named Parkway Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Parkway Forest.

Within North Carolina, the name Parkway Forest is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Parkway Forest in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Harris County
    • This Parkway Forest is located in Harris County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Parkway Forest that is located in Buncombe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Parkway Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway Forest ...

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.

• Dogwood Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
• Gashes Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Haw Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Mountainbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Riceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rolling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Rosebank Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
• Spring Time
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time

How Far From Parkway Forest 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 Parkway Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkway Forest and extending to:

• Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Parkway Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'