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Welcome to Pinon Pines Estates ...

Pinon Pines Estates is located in Kern County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pinon Pines Estates: Pinon Pines Ests.

Pinon Pines Estates is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pinon Pines Estates is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pinon Pines Estates lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Pinon Pines Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinon Pines Estates.

  • Frazier Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Mountain Club
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lebec
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grapevine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Gorman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wheeler Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mettler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • San Emidio ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Emidio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
    • San Emidio is located in Kern County
  • Ventucopa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventucopa
    • Ventucopa is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Maricopa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinon Pines Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinon Pines Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinon Pines Estates. 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 Pinon Pines Estates.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinon Pines Estates ...

Looking for more information about Pinon Pines Estates? 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 Pinon Pines Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinon Pines Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinon Pines Estates - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.