Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gap:
  • 38.956738, -83.314076
  • 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 Pine Gap

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Pine Gap is near Scioto County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Pine Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Gap ...

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.

• Bacon Flat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bacon Flat is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Flat
• Beaver Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Duke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duke is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Grooms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grooms is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grooms
• Jaybird
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Marble Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marble Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Furnace
• Mineral Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Smoky Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoky Corners is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Corners
• Steam Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace

How Far From Pine Gap 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 Pine Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pine Gap and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Gap to West Union, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'