Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Mountain
- 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 Mountain:
- 36.470080, -84.134372
- 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 Mountain
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Pine Mountain is near Whitley County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Mountain ...
We found seven communities that share the name Pine Mountain.
Within Tennessee, the name Pine Mountain is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Blount County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pine Mountain.
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pine Mountain [Van Buren County].
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pine Mountain.
- Harris County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Harris County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Mountain.
- Rabun County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Pine Mountain.
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Pine Mountain.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Mountain that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pine Mountain.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Mountain ...
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.
- Coal Mine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Elk Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Fordtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Highcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ivydell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Little White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Long Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Campbell County
- Stinking Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
- Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pine Mountain 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 Mountain 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 community of Pine Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Mountain and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Mountain to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4701, Longitude: -84.1344 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Pine Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.182 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.98 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.486 degrees. |