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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 35.099242, -84.650768
    • 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Since Parksville is near Murray County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Tennessee, the name Parksville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, 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 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Parksville that is located in Polk County.
    • Georgia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Parksville is located in Calhoun County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the south of the Parksville that is located in Polk 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 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north of the Parksville that is located in Polk 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 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parksville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Parksville.
    • South Carolina
      • McCormick County
      • This Parksville is located in McCormick County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parksville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick 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.

  • American Heritage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • American Heritage is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
  • Ball Play
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ball Play is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
  • Cedar Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Columbus is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Cooks Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
  • Gap Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap Spring is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Spring
  • Grief ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grief is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grief
  • Heritage Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Patty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Patty is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
  • Pumpkin Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Parksville 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 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:

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Parksville to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 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 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.
<4>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: 35.0992, Longitude: -84.6508       In this case, the coordinates for Parksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.105 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.059 degrees.