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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 Pinetta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinetta 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 Pinetta:
- 31.593243, -83.358214
- 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 Pinetta
- 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 Irwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Irwin County
- Since Pinetta is near Tift County and also Ben Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tift County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ben Hill 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 Pinetta
Communities Also Named Pinetta ...
We found three communities that are also named Pinetta.
Within Georgia, the name Pinetta is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Pinetta is located in Madison County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south of the Pinetta that is located in Irwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pinetta.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Pinetta is located in Chesapeake City and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinetta that is located in Irwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Pinetta.
- Gloucester County
- This Pinetta is located in Gloucester County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast of the Pinetta that is located in Irwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Pinetta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinetta ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Enigma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferry Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Lake is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
- Flat Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ford is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ford
- Hoganville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoganville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoganville
- Irwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mystic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sunsweet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunsweet is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
How Far From Pinetta 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 Pinetta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinetta and extending to:
- Ocilla, which is the Seat of Irwin County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pinetta to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Pinetta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pinetta 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 Pinetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5932, Longitude: -83.3582 In this case, the coordinates for Pinetta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.406 degrees. |
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