Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park View
- 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 View:
- 38.466235, -78.880583
- 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 View
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Park View is near Harrisonburg City and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 View ...
We found nine communities that share the name Park View.
Within Virginia, the name Park View is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Park View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Park View that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Park View.
- Seminole County
- This Park View is located in Seminole County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the south southwest of the Park View that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Park View.
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park View ...
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.
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Keys <3>
- Green Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Hightown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Keezletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keezletown
- Keezletown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keezletown <3>
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Rockingham County
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - New Erection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Singers Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Sparkling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
- Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
How Far From Park View 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 Park View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park View and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Park View to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4662, Longitude: -78.8806 In this case, the coordinates for Park View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 View 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.004 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.65 degrees. |