Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkway Acres:
  • 37.202638, -79.965037
  • 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 Parkway Acres

• 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Since Parkway Acres is near Roanoke City and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Parkway Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway Acres ...

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.

• Castle Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chestnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Clearbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Crescent Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Crest Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Crystal Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Garden City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Green Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenland Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
• Highfields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Homeland Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Lemon Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
  • Meadowlark
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Narrows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Narrows is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Peakwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
  • Rosecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
  • Scenic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Woods Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
  • Yellowstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

How Far From Parkway Acres 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 Parkway Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parkway Acres and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Parkway Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'