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Welcome to Pine Land ...

Pine Land is located in Placer County<1>.

Pine Land is 6,270 feet [1,911 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pine Land is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pine Land lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pine Land: 530

Communities Also Named Pine Land ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pine Land - they are located in Mississippi and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Land.

Communities near Pine Land ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Land.

  • South Lake Tahoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Truckee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dollar Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
  • Lake Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
  • Tahoma Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
  • Tahoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carnelian Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tahoe Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brockway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pine Land. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Land.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine Land. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Land.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Land. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Land.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Land ...

Looking for more information about Pine Land? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pine Land, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Land.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Land - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.