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 Manor:
36.825148, -76.385500
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 six communities that share the name Park Manor.
Within Virginia, the name Park Manor is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery County
This Park Manor is located in Montgomery County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Park Manor.
Illinois
Cook County
This Park Manor is located in Cook County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Park Manor.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Park Manor is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Park Manor.
Maryland
Wicomico County
This Park Manor is located in Wicomico County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Park Manor.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Park Manor is located in Berks County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Park Manor.
Tennessee
Rutherford County
This Park Manor is located in Rutherford County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Park Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Manor ...
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.
Bruce (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Manor and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Park Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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- Park Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8251, Longitude: -76.3855 In this case, the coordinates for Park Manor 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>
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 Park Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.631 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.828 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.233 degrees.