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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:
- 34.940368, -83.187098
- 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 Rabun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rabun County
- Since Pine Mountain 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 Mountain
Communities Also Named Pine Mountain ...
We found seven communities that are also named Pine Mountain.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Pine Mountain.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- DeKalb County
- This Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Rabun 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 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Rabun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Mountain.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Blount County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Rabun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pine Mountain.
- Arkansas
- Van Buren 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 Arkansas community of Pine Mountain [Van Buren County].
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Mountain that is located in Rabun 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 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Rabun 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.
- Earls Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earls Ford is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Ford
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Long Bottom Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Bottom Ford is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Ford
- Moody Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moody Cove is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cove
- Mountain Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ford is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
- Scaly Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sky Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Whetstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Mountain and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Rabun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Mountain to Clayton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 34.9404, Longitude: -83.1871 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 311.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.077 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.51 degrees. |
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