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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Village:
    • 40.449561, -87.253629
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Pine Village is near Benton County and also Fountain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain 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 Village

Communities Also Named Pine Village ...

We found three communities that are also named Pine Village.

Within Indiana, the name Pine Village is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Village that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Pine Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Pine Village is located in Darlington County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Village that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Pine Village.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Pine Village is located in Kershaw County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the southeast of the Pine Village that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Pine Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Village ...

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.

  • Carbondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Fargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fargo is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Green Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hooker Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hooker Corner is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Corner
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Kramer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kramer is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Rainsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainsville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rocky Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Village and extending to:

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Village to Williamsport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east (E). 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 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Village) 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4496, Longitude: -87.2536       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.188 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.845 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.79 degrees.