Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill:
  • 41.785922, -75.242674
  • 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 Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Mill ...

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.

• Basket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Basket is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
• Cascade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cascade is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Fallsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallsdale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
• High Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • High Lake is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilltown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Long Eddy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Eddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Eddy <1>
• Lordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lordville is located in Delaware County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
• Pea Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
• Priceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Priceville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Stalker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stalker is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker
• Tanners Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Mill and extending to:

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Mill to Honesdale, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'