Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 47.578712, -122.046231
- 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 Lake
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Pine Lake is near Snohomish County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Lake ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pine Lake.
Within Washington, the name Pine Lake is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Pine Lake lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Lake that is located in King County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Pine Lake is located in Clarke County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Lake.
- DeKalb County
- This Pine Lake is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pine Lake.
- Harris County
- This Pine Lake is located in Harris County and lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Lake that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pine Lake.
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Allegan County].
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Ingham County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Lake [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New York
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lake ...
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 Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in King County
- Cougar Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cougar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Hills
- Cougar Hills is located in King County
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in King County
- Fall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Fall City is located in King County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall City <4>
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in King County
- High Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
- High Valley is located in King County
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Maple Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Hills is located in King County
- May Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mint Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Grove
- Mint Grove is located in King County
- Moorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in King County
- Robinswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in King County
How Far From Pine Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Lake and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Lake to Seattle, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 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 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5787, Longitude: -122.0462 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pine Lake 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. |
| <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'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 Lake 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 340.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.151 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.573 degrees. |