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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 Pinewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood 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 Pinewood Estates:
- 31.809324, -85.928839
- 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 Pinewood 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 Pinewood Estates is near Bullock County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock 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 Pinewood Estates
Communities Also Named Pinewood Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Pinewood Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Pinewood Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Catoosa County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Pinewood Estates.
- Liberty County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Liberty County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Pinewood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Wilson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pinewood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Greenville County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pinewood Estates.
- Texas
- Hardin County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Pinewood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood 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.
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Elmhill Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
- Forest Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Circle is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
- Green Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Oaks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Heritage Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
- Mossy Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
- Mountainbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Trojan Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
How Far From Pinewood Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pinewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinewood Estates and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood 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 699 miles [1,124.9 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 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood 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 Pinewood 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 Pinewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8093, Longitude: -85.9288 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.046 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.322 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.313 degrees. |
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