Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Parker Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parker Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parker Landing

• 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 Parker Landing:
  • 37.803739, -75.677151
  • 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 Parker Landing

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Parker Landing is near Somerset County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Parker Landing

Communities Also Named Parker Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Parker Landing.

Within Virginia, the name Parker Landing is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Lauderdale County
    • This Parker Landing is located in Lauderdale County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Parker Landing that is located in Accomack County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Parker Landing.
  • Ontario
    • This Parker Landing lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parker Landing that is located in Accomack County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker Landing ...

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.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chase Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
• Clam
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clam is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
• Deep Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• High Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Woods is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
• Justisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
• Mutton Hunk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
• Ticktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown
• Winterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winterville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville

How Far From Parker Landing 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 Parker Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parker Landing and extending to:

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Parker Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 105 miles [169 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'