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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 Pinebur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinebur 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 Pinebur:
- 31.134636, -89.702663
- 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 Pinebur
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Pinebur is near Lamar County and also Washington Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- 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 Pinebur
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinebur ...
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.
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fanning is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Fordsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Hub
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hub is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
- Hurricane Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Keno ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Lovelace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelace is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Mildred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Pickwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Spring Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Twin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pinebur 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 Pinebur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pinebur and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinebur to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinebur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pinebur 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 Pinebur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1346, Longitude: -89.7027 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.23 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.894 degrees. |
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