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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lake 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 Lake:
    • 33.933449, -83.461550
    • 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 Lake
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Pine Lake is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Lake

Communities Also Named Pine Lake ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Pine Lake.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Pine Lake.

Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Pine Lake is located in DeKalb County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pine Lake.
    • Harris County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Harris County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Lake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Pine Lake lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Hillsborough County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pine Lake.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte 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 Indiana community of Pine Lake [LaPorte County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Middlesex County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Pine Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan 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 Michigan community of Pine Lake [Allegan County].
      • Ingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Ingham County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Oakland County].
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Simpson County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Pine Lake.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pine Lake.
    • New York
      • Fulton 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 New York community of Pine Lake [Fulton County].
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Richland County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pine Lake.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery 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 Lake [Montgomery County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Pine Lake is located in King County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Pine Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Pine Lake is located in Iron County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Pine Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lake ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Crystal Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Deerbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Fieldstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jennings Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Quailwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ramble Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
    • Rebel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
    • Rushwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Tanglebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Windy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lake 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>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 Pine Lake 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 Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9334, Longitude: -83.4616       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.718 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.087 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.88 degrees.