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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Parkman:
    • 44.957402, -107.332992
    • 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 Parkman
  • 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 Sheridan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
    • Since Parkman is near Big Horn County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Big Horn 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 Parkman

Communities Also Named Parkman ...

We found three communities that are also named Parkman.

Within Wyoming, the name Parkman is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Parkman is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parkman that is located in Sheridan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Parkman.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Parkman is located in Geauga County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the east of the Parkman that is located in Sheridan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Parkman.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Parkman lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parkman that is located in Sheridan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkman ...

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.

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

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

  • Sheridan, which is the Seat of Sheridan County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parkman to Sheridan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Parkman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9574, Longitude: -107.3330    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.694 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.101 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.645 degrees.