Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkland
- 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 Parkland:
- 47.155463, -122.434283
- 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 Parkland
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Parkland is near King County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Parkland ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Parkland.
Within Washington, the name Parkland is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Parkland lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Parkland that is located in Pierce County.
- British Columbia
- This Parkland lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the north of the Parkland that is located in Pierce County.
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Parkland is located in Broward County and lies 2,695 miles [4,337.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Parkland that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Parkland.
- Hillsborough County
- This Parkland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,527 miles [4,066.8 km] to the east southeast of the Parkland that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkland.
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland ...
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.
- Clover Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Clover Park is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clover Park
- From Parkland to Clover Park
- Elk Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fern Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Firwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Firwood is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Firwood
- From Parkland to Firwood
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gardenville
- From Parkland to Gardenville
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Loveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ponders Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
- Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
- University Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to University Place
- From Parkland to University Place
How Far From Parkland 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 Parkland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkland and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the North.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Parkland to Olympia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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 Parkland 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1555, Longitude: -122.4343 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Parkland 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 340.936 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.479 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.859 degrees. |