Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Flat
- 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 Flat:
- 35.877537, -118.651928
- 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 Flat
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Pine Flat is near Kern County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Flat ...
We found four communities that share the name Pine Flat.
Within California, the name Pine Flat is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Lafayette 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 Flat [Lafayette County].
- Tishomingo County
- This Pine Flat is located in Tishomingo County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Flat that is located in Tulare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Pine Flat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Flat ...
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.
- Balance Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balance Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balance Rock
- Balance Rock is located in Tulare County
- California Hot Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Hot Springs
- California Hot Springs is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California Hot Springs <4>
- Guernsey Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Mill
- Guernsey Mill is located in Tulare County
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Tulare County
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posey <4>
- Stone Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Place
- Stone Place is located in Tulare County
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Mountain Park
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park is located in Tulare County
- Sugarloaf Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
- Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
How Far From Pine Flat 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 Pine Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Flat and extending to:
- Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Flat to Visalia, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,229 miles [13,243.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8775, Longitude: -118.6519 |
| <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 Flat 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.972 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.887 degrees. |