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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest 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 Forest:
- 30.519640, -87.316364
- 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 Forest
- 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 Forest is near Baldwin County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest.
Within Florida, the name Pine Forest is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Pine Forest is located in Coffee County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pine Forest.
- Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Pine Forest [Saint Clair County].
- Georgia
- Appling County
- This Pine Forest is located in Appling County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Pine Forest.
- Bibb County
- This Pine Forest is located in Bibb County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pine Forest.
- Bulloch County
- This Pine Forest is located in Bulloch County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Pine Forest.
- Clarke County
- This Pine Forest is located in Clarke County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Forest.
- Glynn County
- This Pine Forest is located in Glynn County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pine Forest.
- Hall County
- This Pine Forest is located in Hall County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Forest.
- Houston County
- This Pine Forest is located in Houston County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Forest.
- Paulding County
- This Pine Forest is located in Paulding County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pine Forest.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Pine Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Forest.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Pine Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pine Forest.
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Forest.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Pine Forest.
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Pine Forest is located in Moore County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Pine Forest.
- Scotland County
- This Pine Forest is located in Scotland County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Pine Forest.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Pine Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Forest.
- Berkeley County
- This Pine Forest is located in Berkeley County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Pine Forest.
- Greenville County
- This Pine Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pine Forest.
- Richland County
- This Pine Forest is located in Richland County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pine Forest.
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- This Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Pine Forest.
- Orange County
- This Pine Forest is located in Orange County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Farm Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farm Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Ferry Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Haven Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
How Far From Pine Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Forest and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forest to Pensacola, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 180 miles [289.7 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Forest 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 Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5196, Longitude: -87.3164 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.083 degrees. |
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