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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Mountain
  • 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 Mountain ...

We found seven communities that share the name Pine Mountain.

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

Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Ford
    • Earls Ford is located in Rabun County
  • Lickskillet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Long Bottom Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bottom Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Ford
    • Long Bottom Ford is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Moody Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cove
    • Moody Cove is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Mountain Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
    • Sandy Ford is located in Rabun County
  • Scaly Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sky Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <4>
  • Three Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Rabun County
  • Whetstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Pine Mountain) to Point B.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).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mountain 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 311.586 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.077 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.51 degrees.




 

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