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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 Parkesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkesburg 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 Parkesburg:
    • 39.958716, -75.920504
    • 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 Parkesburg
  • 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Since Parkesburg is near Lancaster County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Parkesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkesburg ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Horse is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Blackhorse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackhorse is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
  • Buck Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buck Run is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
  • Christiana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Compass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Compass is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
  • Daleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Daleville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Doe Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doe Run is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
  • Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glennville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glennville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Green Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Lawn is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn
  • Limeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Limeville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Martins Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins Corner is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
    • Spruces
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spruces is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruces
    • Steelville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Steelville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
    • Towerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Towerville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
    • Wagontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wagontown is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagontown
    • White Horse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • White Horse is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parkesburg and extending to:

  • West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parkesburg to West Chester, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Parkesburg 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 Parkesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9587, Longitude: -75.9205       In this case, the coordinates for Parkesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.151 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.766 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.816 degrees.