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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 Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lakes 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 Lakes:
- 28.940760, -81.430626
- 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 Lakes
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Pine Lakes is near Volusia County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole 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 Lakes
Communities Also Named Pine Lakes ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Lakes.
Within Florida, the name Pine Lakes is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Pine Lakes in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank County
- This Pine Lakes is located in Pasquotank County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Lakes that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Pine Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lakes ...
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.
- Bookertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bookertown is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
- Chain O'Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chain O'Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O'Lakes
- Crows Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
- Daisy Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy Lake is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Lake
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fullerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fullerville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Mosquito Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mosquito Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Grove
- Orange City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paisley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pine Lakes 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 Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Lakes and extending to:
- Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Lakes to Tavares, with an average speed<3> 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Lakes) 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 Lakes 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 Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9408, Longitude: -81.4306 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |
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