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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 Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Manor 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 Manor:
    • 26.572853, -81.878142
    • 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 Manor
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Pine Manor is near Charlotte County and also Collier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Collier 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 Manor

Communities Also Named Pine Manor ...

We found four communities that are also named Pine Manor.

Within Florida, the name Pine Manor is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Pine Manor is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Manor that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Pine Manor.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Pine Manor is located in Broome County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Manor that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Pine Manor.
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • This Pine Manor is located in Portage County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Manor that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Pine Manor.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Pine Manor is located in Dauphin County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Manor that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pine Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Manor ...

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.

  • Biggar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
  • Page Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
  • Palm and Pine Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
  • Samville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Samville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
  • Shell Point Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shell Point Village is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point Village
  • Three Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Truckland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Truckland is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckland
  • Whiskey Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

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

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

  • Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Manor to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Manor) 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 Manor 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 Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5729, Longitude: -81.8781       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.415 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.558 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.987 degrees.