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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 Pineworth by the Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineworth by the Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Pineworth by the Lake
  • 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 Pineworth by the Lake:
    • 32.818751, -83.766573
    • 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 Pineworth by the Lake
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Pineworth by the Lake is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Pineworth by the Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineworth by the Lake ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Castlegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Castlegate is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cherokee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Christian Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Christophers Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Christophers Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Cove
  • Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Groveland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Kings Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kings Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Log Cabin Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
    • Lumberhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadows is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Trails End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Trails End is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End

How Far From Pineworth by the Lake 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 Pineworth by the Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pineworth by the Lake and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pineworth by the Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Pineworth by the Lake) 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 Pineworth by the Lake 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 Pineworth by the Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8188, Longitude: -83.7666       In this case, the coordinates for Pineworth by the Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.851 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.271 degrees.