Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Orchard
- 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 Orchard:
- 41.268437, -72.781101
- 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 Pine Orchard
- 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since Pine Orchard is near Middlesex County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Pine Orchard ...
We found six communities that share the name Pine Orchard.
Within Connecticut, the name Pine Orchard is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pine Orchard.
- Saint Clair County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pine Orchard.
- Florida
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pine Orchard [Escambia County].
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Howard County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Pine Orchard.
- Ontario
- This Pine Orchard lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in New Haven County.
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Orchard that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pine Orchard.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Orchard ...
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.
- Brightview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightview
- Brightview is located in New Haven County
- Double Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Beach
- Double Beach is located in New Haven County
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Foxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Indian Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
- Indian Neck is located in New Haven County
- Liberia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Nut Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nut Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nut Plains
- Nut Plains is located in New Haven County
- Podunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Short Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
- Stony Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
How Far From Pine Orchard 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 Pine Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Orchard and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Orchard to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,202 miles [6,762.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2684, Longitude: -72.7811 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pine Orchard 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Orchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.873 degrees. |