Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swamp:
  • 36.459297, -81.108696
  • 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 Swamp

• 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Since Pine Swamp is near Wilkes County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Swamp

Communities Also Named Pine Swamp ...

We found one communities that are also named Pine Swamp.

Within North Carolina, the name Pine Swamp is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Pine Swamp in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Chester County
    • This Pine Swamp is located in Chester County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Swamp that is located in Alleghany County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Pine Swamp.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Swamp ...

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.

• Brewers ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brewers is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
• Cherry Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
• Chestnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Edwards Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
• Hare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hare is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
• Hooker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Pine Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Fork is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Fork
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rich Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rich Hill is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
• Roaring Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <2>
• Twin Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

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

• Sparta, which is the Seat of Alleghany County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Swamp to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'