Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pinnell

• 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 Pinnell:
  • 32.755963, -85.655232
  • 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 Pinnell

• 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Since Pinnell is near Lee County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Pinnell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinnell ...

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.

• Erie ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Gold Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• James
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • James is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Jamesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Jones Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Mary
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• New Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Ponders
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Slaughters ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
• Still Waters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
• Walnut Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pinnell and extending to:

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pinnell to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'