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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 Parma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parma 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 Parma:
    • 41.404901, -81.722702
    • 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 Parma
  • 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
    • Since Parma is near Summit County and also Lorain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain 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 Parma

Communities Also Named Parma ...

We found ten communities that are also named Parma.

Within Ohio, the name Parma is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Parma [Desha County].
      • Stone County
      • This Parma is located in Stone County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Parma that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Parma.
    • Colorado
      • Alamosa County
      • This Parma is located in Alamosa County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<2> to the west of the Parma that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamosa County community of Parma.
      • Conejos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Parma [Conejos County].
    • Idaho
      • Canyon County
      • This Parma is located in Canyon County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parma that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Parma.
    • Kansas
      • Norton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Norton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton County community of Parma.
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • This Parma is located in Jackson County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Parma that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Parma.
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This Parma is located in New Madrid County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Parma that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Parma.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Parma [Monroe County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Parma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parma ...

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.

  • Big Italy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
  • Birds Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
  • Dutch Alley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
  • Garden Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Henry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Independence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Bohemia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
  • Miles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • New Chinatown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • River Edge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
    • Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Short Line Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
    • Southpark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Southpark is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
    • Willow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Parma to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Parma 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Parma 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 Parma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4049, Longitude: -81.7227    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.619 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.921 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.872 degrees.