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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 Pine Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Mountain 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 Pine Mountain:
- 35.523134, -92.590994
- 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 Pine Mountain
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Pine Mountain is near Conway County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Pine Mountain
Communities Also Named Pine Mountain ...
We found seven communities that are also named Pine Mountain.
Within Arkansas, the name Pine Mountain is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Blount County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pine Mountain.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pine Mountain.
- Harris County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Harris County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Mountain.
- Rabun County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Pine Mountain.
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Pine Mountain.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pine Mountain [Campbell County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pine Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Mountain ...
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.
- Butter Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butter Creek is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek
- Buzzard Roost ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzard Roost is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Edge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Racket Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Racket Ridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket Ridge
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Williams Gulf ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Gulf is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Gulf
How Far From Pine Mountain 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 Pine Mountain 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 community of Pine Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Mountain and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Mountain to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pine Mountain 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 Pine Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5231, Longitude: -92.5910 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.377 degrees. |
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