Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Pines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Pines
- 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 The Pines:
- 37.319635, -119.552982
- 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 The Pines
- 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madera County
- Since The Pines is near Mariposa County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mariposa County
- eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 The Pines ...
We found 26 communities that share the name The Pines.
There is one other community in California which is also named The Pines.
Beyond California, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Maine
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This The Pines is located in Howard County and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Pines.
- Kent County
- This The Pines is located in Kent County and lies 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of The Pines.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Pines [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Pines [Lake County].
- Mackinac 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 Michigan community of The Pines [Mackinac County].
- Schoolcraft County
- This The Pines is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of The Pines.
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This The Pines is located in Guilford County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<2> to the east of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of The Pines.
- Henderson County
- This The Pines is located in Henderson County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of The Pines.
- Pitt County
- This The Pines is located in Pitt County and lies 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km] to the east of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of The Pines.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This The Pines lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This The Pines is located in Adams County and lies 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of The Pines.
- Montgomery County
- This The Pines is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Pines.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Davis County
- This The Pines is located in Davis County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of The Pines.
- Utah County
- This The Pines is located in Utah County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of The Pines.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This The Pines is located in Albemarle County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of The Pines.
- Roanoke County
- This The Pines is located in Roanoke County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km] to the east northeast of the The Pines that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of The Pines.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Pines ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Bass Lake is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Lake <4>
- Central Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Camp
- Central Camp is located in Madera County
- Coarsegold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
- Coarsegold is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <4>
- Fine Gold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fish Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
- Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
- Former name for Fish Camp:
- Summerdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <4>
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grub Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Sugar Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Pine
- Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
- Whisky Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisky Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisky Falls
- Whisky Falls is located in Madera County
- Willow Glen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Madera County
- Yosemite Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
- Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
How Far From The Pines 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 The Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Pines and extending to:
- Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Pines to Madera, with an average speed<6> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,291 miles [3,687 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 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 8,156 miles [13,125.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 The Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3196, Longitude: -119.5530 |
| <3> | 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 The Pines 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 The Pines 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 337.75 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.176 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.422 degrees. |