Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 41.469474, -90.870979
- 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 Mills
- 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 Muscatine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- Since Pine Mills is near Scott County and also Rock Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Rock Island 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pine Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Pine Mills.
Within Iowa, the name Pine Mills is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Pine Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Wood County
- This Pine Mills is located in Wood County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Mills that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pine Mills.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Mills ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <2>
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Buffalo Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie
- Buffalo Prairie is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Prairie <2>
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Illinois City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - New Era
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pleasant Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Sweetland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland Center
- Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County
How Far From Pine Mills 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pine Mills once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Mills and extending to:
- Muscatine, which is the Seat of Muscatine County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Mills to Muscatine, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4695, Longitude: -90.8710 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mills 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 316.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.75 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.292 degrees. |