Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkchester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkchester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkchester
- 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 Parkchester:
- 40.838989, -73.860413
- 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 Parkchester
- 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 Bronx County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bronx County
- Since Parkchester is near Queens County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- eBird sighting report for Westchester 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 Parkchester ...
We found two communities that share the name Parkchester.
Within New York, the name Parkchester is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Parkchester is located in Muscogee County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Parkchester that is located in Bronx County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Parkchester.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Parkchester [Chester County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkchester ...
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.
- City Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Esplanade Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esplanade Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
- Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County
- High Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Hunts Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
- Hunts Point is located in Bronx County
- Kings Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Locust Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Silver Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Bronx County
- Throgs Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
- Throgs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Unionport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Bronx County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Parkchester to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parkchester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkchester and extending to:
- Bronx, which is the Seat of Bronx County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Parkchester to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkchester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8390, Longitude: -73.8604 In this case, the coordinates for Parkchester 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 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 Parkchester 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 Parkchester 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 305.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.426 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.544 degrees. |