Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park
- 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 Park:
- 29.945780, -96.750811
- 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 Park
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Park is near Austin County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Austin County
- eBird sighting report for Colorado 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 Park ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Park.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Park.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Park [Alameda County].
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Park [El Dorado County].
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Park [Cerro Gordo County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Park [Lyon County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Park is located in Barren County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Park that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Park.
- Estill County
- This Park is located in Estill County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the northeast of the Park that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Park.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Park [Kent County].
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Park [Newaygo County].
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Park [Columbiana County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Park [Hamilton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Park [Maury County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Park [Washington County].
- Virginia
- King George County
- This Park is located in King George County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Park that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Park.
- Waynesboro City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Park [Waynesboro City].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Whatcom County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Park.
- Whitman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Park [Whitman County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park ...
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.
- Cozy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Fayette County
- Gay Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Joiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Krebsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebsville
- Krebsville is located in Austin County
- Lone Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rockhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <5>
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Fayette County
How Far From Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Park to Austin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9458, Longitude: -96.7508 In this case, the coordinates for Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.514 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.624 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.92 degrees. |