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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Haven
- 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:
- 34.564816, -92.489602
- 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 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Pine Haven is near Pulaski County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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
Communities Also Named Pine Haven ...
We found ten communities that share the name Pine Haven.
Within Arkansas, the name Pine Haven is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Pine Haven is located in Baldwin County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Pine Haven.
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Pine Haven is located in Glynn County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline 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 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Haven that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Pine Haven.
- Alabama
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.
- Bauxite
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Bauxite Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
- Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
- Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dirtdauber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
- Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Goodman
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hurricane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lignite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Pine Haven 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 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:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the West.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Haven to Little Rock, 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5648, Longitude: -92.4896 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.304 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.496 degrees. |