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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Barren, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Barren and the surrounding area.
- 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 Barren:
- 30.779107, -87.337747
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pine Barren
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Pine Barren is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pine Barren
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Barren ...
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.
- Century
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Farm Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farm Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Gateswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Happy Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- John Gayler Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- John Gayler Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gayler Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oyster Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pine Barren 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 Barren to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Barren and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Barren to Pensacola, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Barren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Barren to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Barren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7791, Longitude: -87.3377 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Barren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.039 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.044 degrees. |
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