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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 Parkertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkertown 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 Parkertown:
    • 41.343942, -82.787130
    • 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 Parkertown
  • 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Parkertown is near Huron County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Parkertown

Communities Also Named Parkertown ...

We found four communities that are also named Parkertown.

Within Ohio, the name Parkertown is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Parkertown is located in Lauderdale County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Parkertown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Parkertown.
    • Georgia
      • Hart County
      • This Parkertown is located in Hart County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south of the Parkertown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Parkertown.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Parkertown is located in Worcester County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkertown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Parkertown.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Parkertown is located in Ocean County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkertown that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Parkertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkertown ...

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.

  • Bogart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogart is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
  • Crystal Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Rock is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Rock
  • Flat Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Hunts Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
    • Moorehead
  • Lions Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lions Park is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Park
  • Lyme ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lyme is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Ranch Wood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranch Wood is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Wood
  • Sand Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Spears Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spears Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
  • Springbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Strongs Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge
  • Sunset Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Harbor is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor

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

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

  • Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Parkertown to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Parkertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Parkertown 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 Parkertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3439, Longitude: -82.7871       In this case, the coordinates for Parkertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.297 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.393 degrees.