Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Pine Ranchettes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Pine Ranchettes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Pine Ranchettes

• 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 South Pine Ranchettes:
  • 32.969015, -85.006881
  • 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 South Pine Ranchettes

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since South Pine Ranchettes is near Meriwether County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 South Pine Ranchettes

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Pine Ranchettes ...

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.

• Cannonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Federal Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
• Gray Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hogg Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Knott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knott is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
• Lees Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
• Old Chimney
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
• Pioneer Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Smoke Rise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Wood Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wood Valley is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From South Pine Ranchettes 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 South Pine Ranchettes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Pine Ranchettes and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from South Pine Ranchettes to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'