Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Parkburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parkburg

• 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 Parkburg:
  • 35.465632, -88.804501
  • 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 Parkburg

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Parkburg is near Chester County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Parkburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkburg ...

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.

• Deanburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deanburg is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
• Denmark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Denmark is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <1>
• Finger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Finger is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <1>
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickory Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Hicksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hicksville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Maple Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Montezuma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• New Friendship
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Friendship is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Palestine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Palestine is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pine Top
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Piney Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parkburg to Jackson, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'