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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 Yellow Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine:
- 31.405725, -88.430578
- 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 Yellow Pine
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Yellow Pine is near Greene County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Yellow Pine
Communities Also Named Yellow Pine ...
We found two communities that are also named Yellow Pine.
Within Alabama, the name Yellow Pine is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Valley County
- This Yellow Pine is located in Valley County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yellow Pine that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Yellow Pine.
- Louisiana
- Webster Parish
- This Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yellow Pine that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Yellow Pine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Pine ...
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.
- Buckatunna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Four Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Point
- Fruitdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Knobtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knobtown is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
- Lucas Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
- Robinsons Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uniform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Uniform is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniform
- Vinegar Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Pine and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Pine to Chatom, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,304 miles [8,536 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yellow Pine) 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 Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4057, Longitude: -88.4306 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.351 degrees. |
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