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 Parkwood:
35.223752, -80.978129
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 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 33 communities that share the name Parkwood.
There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Parkwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Cabarrus 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 North Carolina community of Parkwood [Cabarrus County].
Durham County
This Parkwood is located in Durham County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Parkwood.
Moore County
This Parkwood is located in Moore County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Parkwood.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Parkwood is located in Calhoun County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Parkwood.
Jefferson County
This Parkwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkwood.
Mobile County
This Parkwood is located in Mobile County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Parkwood.
Tuscaloosa County
This Parkwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Parkwood.
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Parkwood is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the west of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Parkwood.
California
Madera County
This Parkwood is located in Madera County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Parkwood.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Parkwood is located in New Castle County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Parkwood.
Georgia
Chatham County
This Parkwood is located in Chatham County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the south of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Parkwood.
Glynn County
This Parkwood is located in Glynn County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Parkwood.
Henry County
This Parkwood is located in Henry County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Parkwood.
Muscogee County
This Parkwood is located in Muscogee County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Parkwood.
Illinois
Kane 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 Illinois community of Parkwood [Kane County].
Indiana
Clark 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 Indiana community of Parkwood [Clark County].
Floyd 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 Indiana community of Parkwood [Floyd County].
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Parkwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkwood.
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
This Parkwood is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Parkwood.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Parkwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Parkwood.
Harford County
This Parkwood is located in Harford County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Parkwood.
Montgomery County
This Parkwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Parkwood.
Ontario
This Parkwood lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the north of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
Pennsylvania
Indiana County
This Parkwood is located in Indiana County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Parkwood.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Parkwood is located in Anderson County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Parkwood.
Florence County
This Parkwood is located in Florence County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Parkwood.
Greenville County
This Parkwood is located in Greenville County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Parkwood.
Greenwood County
This Parkwood is located in Greenwood County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Parkwood.
Lexington County
This Parkwood is located in Lexington County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Parkwood.
Texas
Jasper 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 Texas community of Parkwood [Jasper County].
Virginia
Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Parkwood [Fairfax County].
Washington
King County
This Parkwood is located in King County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Parkwood.
Kitsap County
This Parkwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the northwest of the Parkwood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Parkwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkwood ...
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.
Berryhill (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Parkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkwood and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Parkwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 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 Parkwood 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 '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- Parkwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2238, Longitude: -80.9781 In this case, the coordinates for Parkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<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 Parkwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.30 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.642 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.558 degrees.