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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine 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:
    • 34.386118, -111.454896
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Pine.

Within Arizona, the name Pine is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine is located in Jefferson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pine [Escambia County].
    • Idaho
      • Elmore County
      • This Pine is located in Elmore County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Pine.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pine [Cass County].
      • Lake County
      • This Pine is located in Lake County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pine.
      • Saint Joseph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pine [Saint Joseph County].
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Pine is located in Washington Parish and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the east of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Pine.
    • Mississippi
      • Chickasaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pine [Chickasaw County].
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pine [Ripley County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Pine.
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Pine [San Miguel County].
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Pine is located in Albany County and lies 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Pine.
    • Ontario
      • This Pine lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Pine is located in Baker County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Pine.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This Pine is located in Clinton County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Pine.
      • Tioga County
      • This Pine is located in Tioga County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the east northeast of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Pine.
    • Texas
      • Camp County
      • This Pine is located in Camp County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pine that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Pine.
    • Virginia
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pine [Pulaski County].
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pine [Wise County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine ...

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.

  • Flowing Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Springs
    • Flowing Springs is located in Gila County
  • Jones Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
    • Jones Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Long Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Long Valley is located in Coconino County
  • Star Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
    • Star Valley is located in Gila County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
    • Star Valley has also been known as:
    • Diamond Star
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <5>
  • Strawberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sun Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Gila County
  • Whispering Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Gila County
  • Wonder Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Valley
    • Wonder Valley is located in Gila County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine and extending to:

  • Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Pine to Globe, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,138 miles [13,096.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3861, Longitude: -111.4549    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pine could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.815 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.602 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.824 degrees.









 

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