Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkstown
- 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 Parkstown:
- 41.016449, -80.406455
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Parkstown
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Parkstown is near Mahoning County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Parkstown ...
We found two communities that share the name Parkstown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Parkstown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Parkstown in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkstown ...
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.
- Clover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Coverts
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
- Grahms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hillsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
- Joyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Painter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Hill
- Painter Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Peanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Parkstown 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 Parkstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkstown and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Parkstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Parkstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0164, Longitude: -80.4065 In this case, the coordinates for Parkstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Parkstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.40 degrees. |