Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinhook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinhook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinhook
- 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 Pinhook:
- 36.279803, -83.817411
- 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 Pinhook
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Pinhook is near Grainger County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Pinhook ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pinhook.
There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Pinhook.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- DeKalb County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Pinhook is located in Decatur County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Pinhook.
- Franklin County
- This Pinhook is located in Franklin County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pinhook.
- LaPorte County
- This Pinhook is located in LaPorte County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the north northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Pinhook.
- Lawrence County
- This Pinhook is located in Lawrence County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pinhook.
- Wayne County
- This Pinhook is located in Wayne County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the north northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pinhook.
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Pinhook is located in Gentry County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Pinhook.
- Mississippi County
- This Pinhook is located in Mississippi County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Pinhook.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Pinhook is located in Clermont County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the north of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Pinhook.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pinhook [Franklin County].
- Richland County
- This Pinhook is located in Richland County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north northeast of the Pinhook that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pinhook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinhook ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
- Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
- Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lickskillet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Union County
- Loo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Raccoon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Valley
- Raccoon Valley is located in Union County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Pinhook 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 Pinhook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinhook and extending to:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pinhook to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Pinhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pinhook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinhook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2798, Longitude: -83.8174 In this case, the coordinates for Pinhook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pinhook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pinhook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.987 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.73 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.405 degrees. |