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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 Pinn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinn 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 Pinn:
- 40.779501, -81.603736
- 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 Pinn
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Pinn is near Wayne County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Pinn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinn ...
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.
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Elton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Forty Corners Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Mayflower Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New England is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Park Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Pigeon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Rolling Hills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Urban Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Urban Hill is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Pinn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pinn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Pinn once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pinn and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pinn to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pinn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pinn) 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 Pinn 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 Pinn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7795, Longitude: -81.6037 In this case, the coordinates for Pinn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.571 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.036 degrees. |
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