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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 Pinedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinedale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pinedale:
    • 32.295141, -86.238577
    • 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 Pinedale
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Pinedale is near Elmore County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Pinedale

Communities Also Named Pinedale ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Pinedale.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Pinedale.

Beyond Alabama, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Pinedale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Pinedale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Pinedale lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Pinedale [Apache County].
      • Navajo County
      • This Pinedale is located in Navajo County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Pinedale.
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Pinedale is located in Fresno County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Pinedale.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Pinedale is located in Baltimore County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Pinedale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Pinedale is located in Worcester County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Pinedale.
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • This Pinedale is located in Tishomingo County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Pinedale.
      • Union County
      • This Pinedale is located in Union County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pinedale.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Pinedale is located in McKinley County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Pinedale.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Pinedale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pinedale [Schuylkill County].
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Pinedale is located in Sumter County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pinedale.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pinedale is located in Cumberland County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pinedale.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pinedale [Henrico County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sublette County
      • This Pinedale is located in Sublette County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Pinedale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinedale ...

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.

  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Executive Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
  • Gay Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Lynndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
  • Regency Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
  • Regency Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosemary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
    • Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Valley Whispers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
    • Wildwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Young Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Pinedale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pinedale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinedale to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Pinedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Pinedale 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.
<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 Pinedale 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 Pinedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2951, Longitude: -86.2386       In this case, the coordinates for Pinedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.261 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.638 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.331 degrees.