Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkers Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkers Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkers Landing
- 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 Parkers Landing:
- 39.589841, -74.339312
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Parkers Landing
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Parkers Landing is near Burlington County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Parkers Landing ...
We found four communities that share the name Parkers Landing.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Parkers Landing.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Gloucester County
- This Parkers Landing is located in Gloucester County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkers Landing that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Parkers Landing.
- Gloucester County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Parkers Landing is located in Lincoln County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Parkers Landing that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Parkers Landing.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Parkers Landing [Armstrong County].
- Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Parkers Landing [Clarion County].
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkers Landing ...
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.
- Bass River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Bass River is located in Burlington County
- Cedar Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Deerhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Haven Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
- Haven Beach is located in Ocean County
- Leektown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Merrygold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mystic Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Oyster Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Scow Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scow Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scow Landing
- Scow Landing is located in Ocean County
- Spray Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spray Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Beach
- Spray Beach is located in Ocean County
- Wading River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
How Far From Parkers Landing to ...
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 Parkers Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkers Landing and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkers Landing to Toms River, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkers Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Parkers Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkers Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5898, Longitude: -74.3393 In this case, the coordinates for Parkers Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Parkers Landing 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> | 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 Parkers Landing 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 306.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.30 degrees. |