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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 Pinkney City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinkney City 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 Pinkney City:
- 33.627327, -86.934717
- 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 Pinkney City
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pinkney City is near Walker County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Pinkney City
Communities Also Named Pinkney City ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinkney City.
Within Alabama, the name Pinkney City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pinkney City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Pinkney City is located in Stevens County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinkney City that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Pinkney City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinkney City ...
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.
- Dogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fieldstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fieldstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Grays Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
- Graysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
- Hillview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Jet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
- Merrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Red Wine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Republic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Scarlet Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Pinkney City 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 Pinkney City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinkney City and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinkney City to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinkney City) 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 Pinkney City 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 Pinkney City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6273, Longitude: -86.9347 In this case, the coordinates for Pinkney City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.327 degrees. |
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