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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 Piney Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Ridge 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 Piney Ridge:
    • 34.967668, -78.344167
    • 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 Piney Ridge
  • 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

Communities Also Named Piney Ridge ...

We found three communities that share the name Piney Ridge.

Within North Carolina, the name Piney Ridge is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Piney Ridge that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Piney Ridge.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • This Piney Ridge is located in Mason County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Piney Ridge that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Piney Ridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west of the Piney Ridge that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Piney Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Ridge ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Duplin County
  • Basstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basstown
    • Basstown is located in Sampson County
  • Bearskin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearskin
    • Bearskin is located in Sampson County
  • Bonnetsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
    • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
  • Butlers Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Crossroads
    • Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Highsmiths
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highsmiths have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmiths
    • Highsmiths is located in Sampson County
  • Kitty Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
    • Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
  • Moltonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
    • Moltonville is located in Sampson County
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Turkey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Turkey is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>

How Far From Piney Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Piney Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Piney Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney Ridge. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9677, Longitude: -78.3442       In this case, the coordinates for Piney Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Piney Ridge 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 308.801 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.887 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.626 degrees.




 

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