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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 Pinto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinto and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pinto:
- 39.570689, -78.841162
- 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 Pinto
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Pinto is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Pinto
Communities Also Named Pinto ...
We found eight communities that are also named Pinto.
Within Maryland, the name Pinto is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Choctaw 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 Mississippi community of Pinto [Choctaw County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pinto [Eureka County].
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Pinto.
- White Pine County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pinto [White Pine County].
- Texas
- Kinney County
- This Pinto is located in Kinney County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pinto that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kinney County community of Pinto.
- Presidio County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Presidio County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presidio County community of Pinto.
- Utah
- Iron 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 Utah community of Pinto [Iron County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Pinto [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinto ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Frost ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Horseshoe Curve
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Knobmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- National
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- National is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Ocean
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Short Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Triple Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
How Far From Pinto 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 Pinto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinto and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinto to Annapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Pinto 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> | 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 Pinto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pinto 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 Pinto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5707, Longitude: -78.8412 In this case, the coordinates for Pinto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.232 degrees. |
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