Parkes
Parkes is a town and service centre in Central West NSW. Its main claim to fame has traditionally been the large radio telescope located just outside the town.
- Town with about 11,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 320 metres (1,060 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code PKE
- Description: town in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as“Parkes, Australia”“Parkes, New South Wales”“Parkes, New South Wales, Australia”
Places of Interest
Discover Parkes railway station and Bushmans Dam.
Parkes railway station
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Latitude
-33.1368° or 33° 8′ 13″ south
Longitude
148.1755° or 148° 10′ 32″ east
UN/LOCODE
AU PKE
Open location code
4RRCV57G+75
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Parkes” goes by many names.
باركسArabic
ParkesAsturian
ParkesBasque
Parkes (Hegoaldeko Gales Berria)Basque
ParkesCebuano
ПарксChechen
帕克斯Chinese
ParkesCzech
ParkesDutch
ParkesMalagasy
پارکسPersian
پارکس، نیو ساوت ولزPersian
ParkesPolish
ПарксRussian
ParkesSlovak
ParkesSlovenian
ParkesSwedish
Parkes, New South WalesSwedish
پارکس، نیو ساؤتھ ویلزUrdu
帕克斯Wu Chinese
帕克斯（新南威尔士州）Wu Chinese
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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