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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 Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Haven 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 Haven:
- 30.732134, -87.793047
- 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 Haven
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Pine Haven is near Mobile County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Haven
Communities Also Named Pine Haven ...
We found ten communities that are also named Pine Haven.
Within Alabama, the name Pine Haven is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This Pine Haven is located in Saline County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Pine Haven.
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Pine Haven is located in Glynn County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pine Haven.
- Hall County
- This Pine Haven is located in Hall County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Haven.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Pine Haven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pine Haven.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Pine Haven is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pine Haven.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- This Pine Haven is located in Montgomery County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Haven.
- Wayne County
- This Pine Haven is located in Wayne County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pine Haven.
- Wilson County
- This Pine Haven is located in Wilson County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pine Haven.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Pine Haven is located in Fentress County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Pine Haven.
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- This Pine Haven is located in Crook County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Haven that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Pine Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Haven ...
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.
- Buzbee Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buzbee Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzbee Landing
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Live Oak Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Landing
- Lower Hall Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Hall Landing
- Military Bridge Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Spanish Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steam Mill Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill Landing
- Steelwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Steelwood is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelwood
- Whitehouse Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Yelling Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
How Far From Pine Haven 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 Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Haven and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Haven to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pine Haven 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 Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7321, Longitude: -87.7930 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.224 degrees. |
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