From Coffs Harbour to Parkes by road is a distance of 762km, travelling through Tamworth. It is a full day's journey, taking between 9 and 10 hours, without breaks.
The distance from Parkes to Melbourne's CBD is 701km. It could be travelled in a single day (estimated eight and a half hours' travel), but regular rest stops are still recommended.
"The Dish" is the nickname for the CSIRO Radio Telescope. It is not located in Parkes, but about 20 km north of Parkes, just off the main highway, the Newell.
Sir Henry Parkes had many jobs. He was a farmer's labour, clerk then the premier of NSW but was on and off between 1872 - 1891
The distance from Brisbane to Parkes by road is 969 km.Travel time is an estimated 13 hours, without breaks.
By road, the shortest distance is 796km.
The distance from Sydney's CBD to Young, NSW is 366km.
Henry Parkes arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1839, and was elected to the NSW parliament in 1854. Thus, he was from the colony of New South Wales.
The distance by road from Newcastle, NSW to Coonabarabran is 360 km.
The distance from Orange to Moree is 527 km.
The distance from Orange NSW, Australia to Gulgong NSW, Australia is about 173km.
It is about 92km from Cowra NSW, Australia to Cowra NSW, Australia by car.