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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 Pinedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinedale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pinedale:
    • 34.822312, -88.191986
    • 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 Pinedale
  • 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
    • Since Pinedale is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Pinedale

Communities Also Named Pinedale ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Pinedale.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Pinedale.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Union County
      • This Pinedale is located in Union County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pinedale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Pinedale is located in Montgomery County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pinedale.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Pinedale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Pinedale.
    • Alberta
      • This Pinedale lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Pinedale [Apache County].
      • Navajo County
      • This Pinedale is located in Navajo County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Pinedale.
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Pinedale is located in Fresno County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Pinedale.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Pinedale is located in Baltimore County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Pinedale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Pinedale is located in Worcester County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Pinedale.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Pinedale is located in McKinley County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Pinedale.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Pinedale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pinedale [Schuylkill County].
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Pinedale is located in Sumter County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pinedale.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pinedale is located in Cumberland County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pinedale.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pinedale [Henrico County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sublette County
      • This Pinedale is located in Sublette County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinedale that is located in Tishomingo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Pinedale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinedale ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Buzzard Roost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
  • Cairo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
  • Cooks Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • High Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Lane Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
  • Lime Kiln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Petertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Petertown is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petertown
  • Short
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Short is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinedale and extending to:

  • Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pinedale to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 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 from Point A (ie- Pinedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Pinedale 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.
<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 Pinedale 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 Pinedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8223, Longitude: -88.1920       In this case, the coordinates for Pinedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.604 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.539 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.592 degrees.