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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 Pioneer Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer Mills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pioneer Mills:
- 35.260421, -80.588679
- 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 Pioneer Mills
- 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Since Pioneer Mills is near Mecklenburg County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pioneer Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Mills ...
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.
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Brief
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brief is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brief
- Cedar Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Flows Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heathergate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathergate is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Hickory Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Holiday Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Hornets Nest ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hornets Nest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Orchard Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Orchard Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Planters Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Planters Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Rocky River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Timber Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Whispering Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Pioneer Mills 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 Pioneer Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pioneer Mills and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pioneer Mills to Concord, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pioneer Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pioneer Mills 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 Pioneer Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2604, Longitude: -80.5887 In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.395 degrees. |
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