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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Eden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Glen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hillman Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Hillman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivy Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Laceys Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laceys Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
- Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pauls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
- Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Plantation Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Shades Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shades Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Shady Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Whispering Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Ivy Chase
How Far From Pineland Park 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 Pineland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pineland Park and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pineland Park to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pineland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pineland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3890, Longitude: -86.9044 In this case, the coordinates for Pineland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pineland Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.365 degrees. |