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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 Parsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parsonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Parsonville:
    • 40.169832, -74.696826
    • 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 Parsonville
  • 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 Parsonville ...

We found four communities that share the name Parsonville.

Within New Jersey, the name Parsonville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence 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 Arkansas community of Parsonville [Lawrence County].
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Parsonville is located in Somerset County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Parsonville that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Parsonville.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Parsonville is located in Wilkes County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parsonville that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Parsonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Parsonville is located in Butler County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parsonville that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Parsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parsonville ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Burlington County
  • Elderberry Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderberry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Burlington County
  • Florence Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
    • Florence Station is located in Burlington County
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
  • Golden Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
    • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
  • Groveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in Mercer County
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
  • Mile Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
    • Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
  • Pages Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Quaker Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
    • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Robbinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
      • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
    • Sharp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Sharp is located in Burlington County
    • Slackwoods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
      • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
    • Spring Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
      • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
    • Thornridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • White Horse
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County

How Far From Parsonville 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 Parsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parsonville to Mount Holly, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 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 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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 Parsonville 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1698, Longitude: -74.6968       In this case, the coordinates for Parsonville 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 Parsonville 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 306.407 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.957 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.201 degrees.




 

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