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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 Pinecliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecliff 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 Pinecliff:
- 46.899286, -121.013136
- 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 Pinecliff
- 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 Yakima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima County
- Since Pinecliff is near Kittitas County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Pinecliff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecliff ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- American River is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American River
- Cougar Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cougar Valley is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Valley
- Crystal Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ellensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goose Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goose Prairie is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Prairie
- Horlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horlick is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
- Lavender
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Silver Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
How Far From Pinecliff 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 Pinecliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pinecliff and extending to:
- Yakima, which is the Seat of Yakima County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinecliff to Yakima, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 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 2,260 miles [3,637.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Pinecliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pinecliff 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 Pinecliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8993, Longitude: -121.0131 In this case, the coordinates for Pinecliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.084 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.949 degrees. |
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