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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 Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest Estates 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 Pine Forest Estates:
- 31.787935, -85.971062
- 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 Pine Forest Estates
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Pine Forest Estates is near Crenshaw County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Pine Forest Estates
Communities Also Named Pine Forest Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Pine Forest Estates.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Pine Forest Estates.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pine Forest Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Montgomery County
- This Pine Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Forest Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Forest Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Pine Forest Estates is located in Dorchester County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Pine Forest Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest Estates ...
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.
- Allred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allred is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- College Park is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Elmhill Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
- Forest Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Circle is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
- Green Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Oaks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Heritage Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
- Meadow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
- Mossy Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
- Mountainbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Trojan Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
How Far From Pine Forest Estates 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 Pine Forest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Forest Estates and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forest Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Forest Estates) 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 Pine Forest Estates 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 Pine Forest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7879, Longitude: -85.9711 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.069 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.333 degrees. |
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