Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 40.733184, -124.152281
- 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 Hills
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Hills ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Pine Hills.
There is one other community in California which is also named Pine Hills.
Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- San Diego County
- This Pine Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Pine Hills.
- San Diego County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Pine Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Pine Hills.
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Pine Hills is located in Lake County and lies 2,526 miles [4,065.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Pine Hills.
- Orange County
- This Pine Hills is located in Orange County and lies 2,538 miles [4,084.5 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Hills.
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Pine Hills is located in Coweta County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Pine Hills.
- Hall County
- This Pine Hills is located in Hall County and lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Hills.
- Oconee County
- This Pine Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Pine Hills.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Pine Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 2,516 miles [4,049.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Pine Hills.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Pine Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pine Hills.
- Roane County
- This Pine Hills is located in Roane County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Pine Hills.
- Washington County
- This Pine Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pine Hills.
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Pine Hills is located in Bastrop County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Pine Hills.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Pine Hills is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,281 miles [3,670.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Pine Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hills ...
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.
- Cutten
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten
- Cutten is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutten <2>
- Elk River
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Fields Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
- Fields Landing is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fields Landing <2>
- Freshwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
- Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
- Freshwater Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
- Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
- Humboldt Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
- Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
- King Salmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Salmon
- King Salmon is located in Humboldt County
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Spruce Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
- Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
How Far From Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Hills and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies just to the North.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Hills to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,471 miles [3,976.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,015 miles [12,898.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.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 '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 Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7332, Longitude: -124.1523 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.236 degrees. |