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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 33.048378, -116.630853
    • 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 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego County
    • Since Pine Hills is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Pine Hills

Communities Also Named Pine Hills ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Pine Hills.

There is one other community in California that is also named Pine Hills.

Beyond California, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Humboldt County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Pine Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km] to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 2,291 miles [3,687 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,948 miles [3,135 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego 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 2,007 miles [3,230 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Hills that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Pine Hills.

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.

  • Alpine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagles Nest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Fernbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fernbrook is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
  • Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Corners is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Hellhole Palms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
  • Julian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scissors Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scissors Crossing is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors Crossing
  • Shady Dell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
  • Stallion Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stallion Oaks is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Oaks
  • Stonewall ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Whispering Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Pine Hills 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 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:

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Hills to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,360 miles [13,454.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hills 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 Pine Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0484, Longitude: -116.6309       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.269 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.692 degrees.