Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 40.745445, -96.611090
- 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 Pine Lake
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Pine Lake is near Cass County and also Otoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Otoe 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
Communities Also Named Pine Lake ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pine Lake.
Within Nebraska, the name Pine Lake is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Pine Lake lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Lake that is located in Lancaster County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Pine Lake is located in Clarke County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Lake.
- DeKalb County
- This Pine Lake is located in DeKalb County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pine Lake.
- Harris County
- This Pine Lake is located in Harris County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Lake.
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Allegan County].
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Ingham County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- New York
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lake ...
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.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Lancaster County
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
- Gaslight Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Havelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
- Marian Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Center
- Marian Center is located in Lancaster County
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- University Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Lancaster County
- Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Pine Lake 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 Pine Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Lake and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Lake to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pine Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7454, Longitude: -96.6111 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pine Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pine Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.179 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.375 degrees. |