Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinnacle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinnacle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinnacle
- 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 Pinnacle:
- 37.621196, -83.817419
- 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 Pinnacle
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Pinnacle is near Estill County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Estill County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Pinnacle ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Pinnacle.
Within Kentucky, the name Pinnacle is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pinnacle [Buncombe County].
- Stokes County
- This Pinnacle is located in Stokes County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pinnacle that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Pinnacle.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pinnacle that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Pinnacle.
- Sevier County
- This Pinnacle is located in Sevier County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south of the Pinnacle that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Pinnacle.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinnacle ...
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.
- Cow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Crystal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Evelyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fixer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lynch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Mountain Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
- Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
- Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sparks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Standing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Lee County
- Walnut Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
- Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
- Willow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Yellow Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock
- Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
How Far From Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinnacle and extending to:
- Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pinnacle to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinnacle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pinnacle 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinnacle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinnacle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6212, Longitude: -83.8174 In this case, the coordinates for Pinnacle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pinnacle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.938 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.029 degrees. |