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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 Pineton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineton 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 Pineton:
- 40.601179, -78.901695
- 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 Pineton
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Pineton is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Pineton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineton ...
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.
- Adams Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Blue Goose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Charlies Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlies Grove is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlies Grove
- Concrete Bridge Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Diamondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Edwards Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Learn Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
- Long Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Martintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Mill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Strongstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
How Far From Pineton 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 Pineton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pineton and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pineton to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pineton) 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 Pineton 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 Pineton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6012, Longitude: -78.9017 In this case, the coordinates for Pineton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.872 degrees. |
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