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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Parry:
    • 39.987612, -75.009893
    • 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 Parry
  • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Parry is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Parry

Communities Also Named Parry ...

We found three communities that are also named Parry.

Within New Jersey, the name Parry is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wayne 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 Parry [Wayne County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Parry lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Parry that is located in Burlington County.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Parry is located in Williamson County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parry that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Parry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parry ...

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.

  • Bridesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cinnaminson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Delaware Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
  • Fork Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
  • Iron Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Ivywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ivywood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jordantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
  • Maple Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Pheasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Riverside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Union Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Union Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Parry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parry to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Parry 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Parry 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 Parry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9876, Longitude: -75.0099       In this case, the coordinates for Parry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.609 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.156 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.413 degrees.