Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pinthlocco:
  • 32.839014, -86.211082
  • 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 Pinthlocco

• 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Pinthlocco is near Elmore County and also Chilton 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 Chilton 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 Pinthlocco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinthlocco ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Crewsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crewsville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
• Equality
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Equality is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Kellys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Lyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyle is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Nixburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Speed
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Travelers Rest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Pinthlocco once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pinthlocco and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pinthlocco to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'