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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 Valley Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Valley Farms 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 Valley Farms:
- 34.014823, -84.514654
- 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 Valley Farms
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Pine Valley Farms is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Valley Farms
Communities Also Named Pine Valley Farms ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Valley Farms.
Within Georgia, the name Pine Valley Farms is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pine Valley Farms in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Pine Valley Farms is located in New Castle County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Valley Farms that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pine Valley Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Valley Farms ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chimney Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Coventry Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
- Creek View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creek View is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Cross Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Crossgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossgate is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Falcon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Heartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Heritage Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holly Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Independence Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Joshua Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
- Kings Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Knotts Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Mountain Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Mountain Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Rocky Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Sandy Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Skyridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trickum Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Waterfront
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterfront is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Pine Valley Farms to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Valley Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Valley Farms and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Valley Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Pine Valley Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Valley Farms 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 Valley Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0148, Longitude: -84.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Valley Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.339 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.272 degrees. |
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