Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parmelee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parmelee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parmelee
- 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 Parmelee:
- 43.322844, -101.027908
- 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 Parmelee
- 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 Todd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Since Parmelee is near Bennett County and also Mellette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bennett County
- eBird sighting report for Mellette 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 Parmelee ...
We found one communities that share the name Parmelee.
Within South Dakota, the name Parmelee is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Parmelee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parmelee ...
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.
- Antelope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Todd County
- Corn Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek
- Corn Creek is located in Mellette County
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Todd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <3>
- Soldier Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Creek
- Soldier Creek is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 227 people
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Todd County
- Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
- Two Strike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
- Two Strike is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
- White Horse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Todd County
How Far From Parmelee 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 Parmelee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parmelee and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Parmelee to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,280 miles [2,060 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parmelee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parmelee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parmelee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3228, Longitude: -101.0279 |
| <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 Parmelee 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 323.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.279 degrees. |