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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 Needles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Needles 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 Needles:
- 32.172922, -86.316079
- 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 Needles
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Pine Needles is near Lowndes County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Needles
Communities Also Named Pine Needles ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Needles.
Within Alabama, the name Pine Needles is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pine Needles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Needles that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Pine Needles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Needles ...
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.
- Clearview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cross Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hobbie Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hobbie Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie Farm
- Hope Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunting Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunting Downs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Downs
- Red Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Robinson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Rolling Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
- Sellers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Spring Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steep Creek is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Creek
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Pine Needles 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 Needles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Needles and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Needles to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 Needles) 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 Needles 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 Needles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1729, Longitude: -86.3161 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Needles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.298 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.386 degrees. |
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