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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 Pin Hook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pin Hook 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 Pin Hook:
- 33.809052, -95.319226
- 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 Pin Hook
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Pin Hook is near Red River County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Pin Hook
Communities Also Named Pin Hook ...
We found four communities that are also named Pin Hook.
Within Texas, the name Pin Hook is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This Pin Hook is located in Marengo County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pin Hook that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Pin Hook.
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Pin Hook is located in Parke County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pin Hook that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Pin Hook.
- Missouri
- Iron County
- This Pin Hook is located in Iron County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pin Hook that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Pin Hook.
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Pin Hook is located in Duplin County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pin Hook that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Pin Hook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pin Hook ...
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.
- Cross Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Road is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Frogville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huskey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huskey is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
- Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Novice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Slate Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Shoals
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Pin Hook 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 Pin Hook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pin Hook and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pin Hook to Paris, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pin Hook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pin Hook 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 Pin Hook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8091, Longitude: -95.3192 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.08 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.87 degrees. |
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