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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 Parksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parksville 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 Parksville:
- 33.786230, -82.219595
- 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 Parksville
- 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Since Parksville is near Lincoln County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Parksville
Communities Also Named Parksville ...
We found six communities that are also named Parksville.
Within South Carolina, the name Parksville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Parksville lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parksville that is located in McCormick County.
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Parksville is located in Calhoun County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southwest of the Parksville that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Parksville.
- Iowa
- Van Buren 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 Iowa community of Parksville [Van Buren County].
- Kentucky
- Boyle County
- This Parksville is located in Boyle County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parksville that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Parksville.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Parksville is located in Sullivan County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parksville that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Parksville.
- Tennessee
- Polk County
- This Parksville is located in Polk County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parksville that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Parksville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parksville ...
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.
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Chamberlains Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlains Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains Ferry
- Dents Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dents Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Ferry
- Double Branches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Maxim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxim is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Millers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
- Parks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parks Mill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Plum Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Price Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ferry
How Far From Parksville 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 town such as Parksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parksville and extending to:
- McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parksville to McCormick, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Parksville) 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 Parksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Parksville 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 Parksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7862, Longitude: -82.2196 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.234 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.44 degrees. |
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