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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 Pine Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Glen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen:
    • 47.221521, -121.131265
    • 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 Glen
  • 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 Glen ...

We found three communities that share the name Pine Glen.

Within Washington, the name Pine Glen is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pine Glen lies 2,614 miles [4,206.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Glen that is located in Kittitas County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Pine Glen is located in Centre County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Glen that is located in Kittitas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Pine Glen.
      • Mifflin County
      • This Pine Glen is located in Mifflin County and lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km] to the east of the Pine Glen that is located in Kittitas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Pine Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Glen ...

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.

  • American River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American River
    • American River is located in Yakima County
  • Cabin Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cougar Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cougar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Valley
    • Cougar Valley is located in Yakima County
  • Horlick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
    • Horlick is located in Kittitas County
  • Lavender
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
    • Lavender is located in Kittitas County
  • Lester ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Kittitas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Martin
    • From Pine Glen to Martin
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Kittitas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nelson
    • From Pine Glen to Nelson
  • Ronald
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stampede
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stampede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
    • Stampede is located in King County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Glen and extending to:

  • Ellensburg, which is the Seat of Kittitas County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Glen to Ellensburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2215, Longitude: -121.1313    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pine Glen 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 339.861 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.234 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.001 degrees.




 

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