Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parkerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkerton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parkerton
- 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 Parkerton:
- 42.851077, -105.973064
- 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 Parkerton
- 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 Converse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Converse County
- Since Parkerton is near Natrona County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Natrona 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 Parkerton ...
We found one communities that share the name Parkerton.
Within Wyoming, the name Parkerton is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, there is another community also named Parkerton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkerton ...
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.
- Alberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Bar Nunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Nunn
- Bar Nunn is located in Natrona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Nunn <3>
- Boxelder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Casper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Casper is located in Natrona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casper <3>
- Cow Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Hollow
- Cow Hollow is located in Natrona County
- Crimson Dawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crimson Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Dawn
- Crimson Dawn is located in Natrona County
- Dead Man Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead Man Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Man Crossing
- Dead Man Crossing is located in Converse County
- Fry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Converse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
How Far From Parkerton 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 Parkerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkerton and extending to:
- Douglas, which is the Seat of Converse County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkerton to Douglas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Converse County: www.conversecounty.org/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8511, Longitude: -105.9731 In this case, the coordinates for Parkerton 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Parkerton 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 327.523 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.528 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.142 degrees. |