Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinelog, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinelog and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinelog
- 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 Pinelog:
- 34.997307, -83.968238
- 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 Pinelog
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Pinelog is near Towns County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Towns County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinelog ...
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.
- Brasstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
- Brasstown is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <2>
- Canal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gumlog
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ivylog
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Martins Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
- Martins Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <2>
- Peachtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pine Log Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Union County (GA)
How Far From Pinelog 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 Pinelog to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pinelog and extending to:
- Hayesville, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinelog to Hayesville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). 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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinelog. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinelog) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinelog. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9973, Longitude: -83.9682 In this case, the coordinates for Pinelog have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pinelog to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.808 degrees. |