Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinhook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinhook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinhook
- 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 Pinhook:
- 39.219496, -85.517470
- 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 Pinhook
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Pinhook is near Jennings County and also Bartholomew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jennings County
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew 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 Pinhook ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pinhook.
There are four communities within Indiana that are also named Pinhook.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Franklin County
- LaPorte County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Pinhook is located in Gentry County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Pinhook.
- Mississippi County
- This Pinhook is located in Mississippi County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southwest of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Pinhook.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Pinhook is located in Clermont County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Pinhook.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pinhook [Franklin County].
- Richland County
- This Pinhook is located in Richland County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east northeast of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pinhook.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pinhook [DeKalb County].
- Marion County
- This Pinhook is located in Marion County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pinhook.
- Putnam County
- This Pinhook is located in Putnam County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pinhook.
- Union County
- This Pinhook is located in Union County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pinhook that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pinhook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinhook ...
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.
- Alert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Brewersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
- Nebraska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Pinhook 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 community such as Pinhook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinhook and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pinhook to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Pinhook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinhook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2195, Longitude: -85.5175 In this case, the coordinates for Pinhook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pinhook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Pinhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pinhook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.388 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.326 degrees. |