Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Pinery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Pinery and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Pinery
- 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 Pinery:
- 39.454140, -104.735213
- 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 Pinery
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since The Pinery is near Elbert County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Pinery ...
We found one communities that share the name The Pinery.
Within Colorado, the name The Pinery is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named The Pinery in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Culberson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of The Pinery [Culberson County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Pinery ...
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.
- Burning Tree Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Tree Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
- Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Founders Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Franktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Franktown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franktown
- From The Pinery to Franktown
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hidden Village is located in Douglas County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Richlawn Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlawn Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Hills
- Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County
- Saddlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Saddlebrook is located in Douglas County
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Village Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Douglas County
How Far From The Pinery 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 The Pinery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in The Pinery and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from The Pinery to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,644 miles [12,301.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Pinery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Pinery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Pinery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Pinery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4541, Longitude: -104.7352 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pinery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.314 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.864 degrees. |