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We found nine communities that are also named Parkway.
Within North Carolina, the name Parkway is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located 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
Sacramento County
This Parkway is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkway that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Parkway.
Illinois
Cook 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 Illinois community of Parkway [Cook County].
Mississippi
Lee County
This Parkway is located in Lee County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west of the Parkway that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Parkway.
Missouri
Franklin County
This Parkway is located in Franklin County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkway that is located in Wake 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
Bronx 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 New York community of Parkway [Bronx County].
Ontario
This Parkway lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north of the Parkway that is located in Wake County.
Texas
Harris County
This Parkway is located in Harris County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Parkway that is located in Wake 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 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the west southwest of the Parkway that is located in Wake 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.
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:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parkway to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7704, Longitude: -78.8406 In this case, the coordinates for Parkway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.067 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.309 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.555 degrees.