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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Mountain Valley 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 Valley:
- 32.798743, -84.823263
- 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 Valley
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Pine Mountain Valley is near Meriwether County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Mountain Valley ...
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.
- Champion Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Champion Crossroad is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Crossroad
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mountain is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Pine Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turntime Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
How Far From Pine Mountain Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Mountain Valley and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Mountain Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Mountain Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Valley 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 Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7987, Longitude: -84.8233 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Mountain Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.678 degrees. |
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