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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 Parkman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkman 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 Parkman:
- 41.372102, -81.064011
- 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 Parkman
- 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 Geauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Since Parkman is near Trumbull County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Parkman
Communities Also Named Parkman ...
We found three communities that are also named Parkman.
Within Ohio, the name Parkman is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Parkman is located in Piscataquis County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkman that is located in Geauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Parkman.
- Saskatchewan
- This Parkman lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parkman that is located in Geauga County.
- Wyoming
- Sheridan County
- This Parkman is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkman that is located in Geauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Parkman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkman ...
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.
- Beartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bundysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bundysburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundysburg
- Delightful
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Huntsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Julia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Julia is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Popes Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Popes Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Corners
How Far From Parkman 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 Parkman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkman and extending to:
- Chardon, which is the Seat of Geauga County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkman to Chardon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parkman 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 Parkman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3721, Longitude: -81.0640 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.205 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.575 degrees. |
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