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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 Pineridge North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineridge North 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 Pineridge North:
- 39.663692, -79.953118
- 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 Pineridge North
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Pineridge North is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pineridge North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineridge North ...
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.
- Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Evans Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Fieldcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Hoard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
- Jerome Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Randall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Star City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Pineridge North 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 Pineridge North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pineridge North and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pineridge North to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineridge North) 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 Pineridge North 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 Pineridge North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6637, Longitude: -79.9531 In this case, the coordinates for Pineridge North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.597 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.686 degrees. |
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