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Communities Also Named Parkhurst ...

We found four communities that share the name Parkhurst.

Within Quebec, the name Parkhurst is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Johnson 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 Iowa community of Parkhurst [Johnson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Parkhurst [Caddo Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Parkhurst.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Parkhurst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkhurst ...

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.

  • Breakeyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakeyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakeyville
  • Cranberry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Crescent Beach
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Diamond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Frampton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
  • New Ireland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ireland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
  • Pidgeon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidgeon
  • Reedsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsdale
  • Rumpelville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumpelville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpelville
  • Springbrook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Woodside
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Parkhurst to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parkhurst to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 222 miles [357.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkhurst to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,959 miles [6,371.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 Parkhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Parkhurst 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 . 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.
<3>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- Parkhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4125, Longitude: -71.2931    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Parkhurst to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.444 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.673 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.502 degrees.




 

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