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 Parker:
43.025916, -71.627572
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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 41 communities that share the name Parker.
Within New Hampshire, the name Parker is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Coffee 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 Parker [Coffee County].
Elmore 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 Alabama community of Parker [Elmore County].
Limestone County
This Parker is located in Limestone County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Parker.
Sumter County
This Parker is located in Sumter County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Parker.
Arizona
La Paz County
This Parker is located in La Paz County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Parker.
Yuma 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 Arizona community of Parker [Yuma County].
Colorado
Douglas County
This Parker is located in Douglas County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Parker.
Florida
Bay County
This Parker is located in Bay County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Parker.
Washington 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 Florida community of Parker [Washington County].
Georgia
Monroe County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Parker [Monroe County].
Idaho
Fremont County
This Parker is located in Fremont County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Parker.
Illinois
Johnson County
This Parker is located in Johnson County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Parker.
Kansas
Linn County
This Parker is located in Linn County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Parker.
Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Parker [Montgomery County].
Michigan
Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Parker [Schoolcraft County].
Missouri
Andrew 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 Missouri community of Parker [Andrew County].
Scott County
This Parker is located in Scott County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Parker.
Montana
Broadwater County
This Parker is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Parker.
Nevada
White Pine County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Parker [White Pine County].
New Jersey
Morris County
This Parker is located in Morris County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Parker.
New York
Chenango County
This Parker is located in Chenango County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Parker.
North Carolina
Ashe County
This Parker is located in Ashe County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Parker.
Moore 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 Parker [Moore County].
Oklahoma
Coal County
This Parker is located in Coal County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Parker.
Comanche 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 Oklahoma community of Parker [Comanche County].
Ontario
This Parker lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
Oregon
Polk County
This Parker is located in Polk County and lies 2,525 miles [4,063.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Parker.
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
This Parker is located in Armstrong County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Parker.
Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Parker [Clarion County].
Quebec
This Parker lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Parker is located in Greenville County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Parker.
South Dakota
Turner County
This Parker is located in Turner County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Parker.
Tennessee
Decatur 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 Tennessee community of Parker [Decatur County].
Dyer County
This Parker is located in Dyer County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Parker.
Pickett County
This Parker is located in Pickett County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Parker.
Texas
Burleson County
This Parker is located in Burleson County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Parker.
Collin County
This Parker is located in Collin County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km] to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Parker.
Johnson County
This Parker is located in Johnson County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km] to the west southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Parker.
Utah
Davis County
This Parker is located in Davis County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<2> to the west of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Parker.
Virginia
Spotsylvania County
This Parker is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Parker.
Washington
Yakima County
This Parker is located in Yakima County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parker that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Parker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker ...
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.
Bow (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Parker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parker and extending to:
Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parker to Nashua, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
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 Parker 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0259, Longitude: -71.6276 In this case, the coordinates for Parker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Parker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.218 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.956 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.488 degrees.