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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 Pine Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Knoll 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 Pine Knoll:
- 46.577180, -93.757750
- 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 Pine Knoll
- 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 Aitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin County
- Since Pine Knoll is near Crow Wing County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crow Wing County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Pine Knoll
Communities Also Named Pine Knoll ...
We found four communities that are also named Pine Knoll.
Within Minnesota, the name Pine Knoll is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Pine Knoll is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Knoll that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Pine Knoll.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Pine Knoll is located in Carroll County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Knoll that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pine Knoll.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Pine Knoll is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Knoll that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pine Knoll.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Pine Knoll is located in Hanover County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Knoll that is located in Aitkin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Pine Knoll.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Knoll ...
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.
- Deerwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glory is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Homecroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Little Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Pine is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine
- Manganese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manganese is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- White Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
How Far From Pine Knoll 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 Pine Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Knoll and extending to:
- Aitkin, which is the Seat of Aitkin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Knoll to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pine Knoll 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 Pine Knoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5772, Longitude: -93.7578 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Knoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.481 degrees. |
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