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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 Parkwood Estates:
36.248943, -86.774998
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.
We found eight communities that share the name Parkwood Estates.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Parkwood Estates.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Rutherford County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Parkwood Estates.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Madison County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Madison County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Parkwood Estates.
Minnesota
Kandiyohi County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of Parkwood Estates.
North Carolina
Lee County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Parkwood Estates.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Parkwood Estates.
Texas
Harris County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Harris County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Parkwood Estates.
Utah
Weber County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Parkwood Estates.
Virginia
Washington County
This Parkwood Estates is located in Washington County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east of the Parkwood Estates that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Parkwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkwood Estates ...
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.
Bordeaux (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Parkwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkwood Estates and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the south (S).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Parkwood Estates to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2489, Longitude: -86.7750 In this case, the coordinates for Parkwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Parkwood Estates 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 313.795 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.804 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.666 degrees.