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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Creek:
    • 33.802884, -84.606600
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Creek
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pine Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Pine Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Pine Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Pine Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Pine Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pine Creek [Ogle County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Pine Creek lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pine Creek.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the north of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Pine Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Houston County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pine Creek [Laclede County].
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Park County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Pine Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pine Creek [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Pine Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Baker County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Pine Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pine Creek [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Pine Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Van Buren County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Pine Creek.
    • Texas
      • Bandera County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pine Creek [Bandera County].
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pine Creek [Carroll County].
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Logan County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Creek that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Pine Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pine Creek [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Creek ...

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.

  • Boulder Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Creelwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
  • Flagstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flagstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
  • Furniture City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furniture City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Gordon Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
    • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
  • Heritage Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
    • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
  • Ivy Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
  • Kennedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
  • Saddleback Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddleback Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
      • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Songwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Songwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
    • Summit Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
    • Whisperwoods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County

How Far From Pine Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Creek and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Creek to Marietta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- Pine Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8029, Longitude: -84.6066       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pine Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.384 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.836 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.36 degrees.









 

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