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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 Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hill Estates 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 Hill Estates:
    • 29.662189, -82.456220
    • 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 Hill Estates
  • 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
    • Since Pine Hill Estates is near Gilchrist County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Hill Estates

Communities Also Named Pine Hill Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Pine Hill Estates.

Within Florida, the name Pine Hill Estates is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Alachua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Caddo Parish and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Alachua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Charles County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Alachua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Pine Hill Estates.
      • Frederick County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the north northeast of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Alachua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Webster County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Webster County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Alachua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Pine Hill Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hill Estates ...

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.

  • Cadillac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadillac is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
  • Clinch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinch is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Half Moon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Half Moon is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
  • J S Sanchez and Others Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • John H McIntosh Grant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paradise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Peach Orchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Pinesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinesville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
  • Riceland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riceland is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
  • Robinswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
  • Rocky Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Suburban Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From Pine Hill Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the East.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Hill Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hill Estates 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 Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6622, Longitude: -82.4562       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.947 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.599 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.527 degrees.