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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 Parkdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkdale 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 Parkdale:
- 45.519839, -121.596742
- 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 Parkdale
- 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 Hood River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- Since Parkdale is near Skamania County and also Wasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco 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 Parkdale
Communities Also Named Parkdale ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Parkdale.
Within Oregon, the name Parkdale is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Parkdale is located in Coosa County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Parkdale.
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Parkdale is located in Ashley County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Parkdale.
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Parkdale is located in Fremont County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Parkdale.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Parkdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkdale.
- Manitoba
- This Parkdale lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- This Parkdale is located in Manistee County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Parkdale.
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Parkdale.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Parkdale is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Parkdale.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Parkdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Parkdale.
- Platte County
- This Parkdale is located in Platte County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Parkdale.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Parkdale [Flathead County].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Parkdale is located in Camden County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Parkdale.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Parkdale.
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Parkdale [Hamilton County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Parkdale [Jefferson 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 Parkdale.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Parkdale lies 2,745 miles [4,417.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Parkdale is located in Charleston County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<1> to the east of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Parkdale.
- Texas
- Bell 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 Texas community of Parkdale [Bell County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [Dallas County].
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Parkdale [McLennan County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Parkdale is located in Davis County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkdale that is located in Hood River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Parkdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkdale ...
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.
- Cook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cook is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Dee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dee is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Government Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Home Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Home Valley is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley
- Hood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Straight Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
- Windmaster Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
How Far From Parkdale 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 Parkdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkdale and extending to:
- Hood River, which is the Seat of Hood River County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkdale to Hood River, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Parkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Parkdale 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 Parkdale 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 Parkdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5198, Longitude: -121.5967 In this case, the coordinates for Parkdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.483 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.422 degrees. |
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