Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pinetops:
  • 35.7907, -77.636483
  • 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 Pinetops

• 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Since Pinetops is near Wilson County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Pinetops

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinetops ...

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.

• Bullucks Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
• Crisp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Deans Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
• Falkland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Falkland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Fountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fountain is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
• Henrietta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Mildred
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Penny Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Penny Hill is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Hill
• Pine Tree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pine Tree is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Princeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeville
  • From Pinetops to Princeville
• Sharp Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
• Town Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Town Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Woodgreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodgreen is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodgreen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pinetops and extending to:

• Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinetops to Tarboro, with an average speed<3> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'