Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pineland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineland Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pineland Park

• 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 Pineland Park:
  • 33.388999, -86.904436
  • 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 Pineland Park

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Pineland Park is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Pineland Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineland Park ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crescent Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Eden Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
• Glen Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
• Gordon Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • High Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Hillman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Hillman Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
• Hillman Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Ivy Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
  • Laceys Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
  • Mars Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mill Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Pauls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
  • Pine Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Plantation Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
  • Rice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rice is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rolling Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Shades Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
  • Shady Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Skyview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Whispering Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Pineland Park 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 Pineland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pineland Park and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pineland Park to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 668 miles [1,075 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'