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:
- 38.815330, -86.356377
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Pinhook is near Jackson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 ...
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- LaPorte County
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Pinhook is located in Gentry County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southwest of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east northeast of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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 southeast of the Pinhook that is located in Lawrence 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.
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Brimstone Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corners
- Brimstone Corners is located in Washington County
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Jackson County
- Rabbitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbitville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
- Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
- Rivervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sparksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
How Far From Pinhook 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 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:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north (N). 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 three full 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 500 miles [804.7 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 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 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: 38.8153, Longitude: -86.3564 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 313.596 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.937 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.822 degrees. |