Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinecreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecreek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinecreek
- 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 Pinecreek:
- 48.978318, -95.942773
- 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 Pinecreek
- 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 Roseau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roseau County
- Since Pinecreek is near Kittson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Kittson 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 Pinecreek ...
We found one communities that share the name Pinecreek.
Within Minnesota, the name Pinecreek is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Pinecreek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecreek ...
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.
- Badger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Caribou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fox is located in Roseau County
- Greenbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Roseau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <4>
- Hickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Lonesand
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesand
- Noacres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Spurgrave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Sundown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pinecreek 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 Pinecreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinecreek and extending to:
- Roseau, which is the Seat of Roseau County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinecreek to Roseau, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinecreek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinecreek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinecreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9783, Longitude: -95.9428 In this case, the coordinates for Pinecreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pinecreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.846 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.075 degrees. |