Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pinconning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinconning and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pinconning

• 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 Pinconning:
  • 43.858077, -83.964709
  • 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 Pinconning

• 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Since Pinconning is near Arenac County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 Pinconning

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinconning ...

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.

• Beaver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Bombay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bombay is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Duel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Duel is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
• Fisherville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fisherville is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Hard Luck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
  • Hard Luck has also been known as:
  • Hardluck
• Highwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Knights Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
• Little Killarney Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Killarney Beach is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Killarney Beach
• Pine River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine River is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Three Churches Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Three Churches Corner is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches Corner
• Worth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Worth is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

How Far From Pinconning 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 city such as Pinconning to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pinconning and extending to:

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pinconning to Bay City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'