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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 Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Bluff and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bluff:
    • 30.124408, -81.585922
    • 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 Bluff
  • 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 Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
    • Since Pine Bluff is near Duval County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Bluff

Communities Also Named Pine Bluff ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Pine Bluff.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Pine Bluff.

Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Santa Rosa County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Pine Bluff.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Jefferson County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Bluff.
    • California
      • Sacramento 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 California community of Pine Bluff [Sacramento County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pine Bluff.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Carroll County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pine Bluff.
      • Newton County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Newton County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the west northwest of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Pine Bluff.
      • Wayne 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 Mississippi community of Pine Bluff [Wayne County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Tennessee
      • Warren 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 Tennessee community of Pine Bluff [Warren County].
    • Texas
      • Red River County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Red River County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Pine Bluff.
    • Virginia
      • Salem City
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Salem City and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Pine Bluff.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pine Bluff.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Pine Bluff is located in Dane County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Bluff that is located in Saint Johns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Pine Bluff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Bluff ...

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.

  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • David Scurry Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • David Scurry Grant is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Scurry Grant
  • Durbin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Durbin is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Fruit Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Goodbys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goodbys is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbys
  • Greenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenland is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Hibernia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hibernia is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Holly Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Holly Point is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
  • Joseph Summeral Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Joseph Summerland Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Plantation ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall Plantation is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Plantation
  • Orange Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunbeam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sunbeam is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
  • Switzerland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland

How Far From Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Bluff and extending to:

  • Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Bluff to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bluff 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>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 Pine Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pine Bluff 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 Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1244, Longitude: -81.5859       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.503 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.15 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees.