Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinecrest
- 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 Pinecrest:
- 25.664998, -80.304238
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pinecrest
- 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 Miami-Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
- Since Pinecrest is near Broward County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Broward County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pinecrest ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Pinecrest.
There are three communities within Florida that are also named Pinecrest.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- Monroe County
- Seminole County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Nevada County
- This Pinecrest is located in Nevada County and lies 2,521 miles [4,057.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Pinecrest.
- Tuolumne County
- This Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,459 miles [3,957.4 km] to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Pinecrest.
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pinecrest.
- Vernon Parish
- This Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish and lies 873 miles [1,405 km] to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinecrest.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Pinecrest is located in Lee County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pinecrest.
- Lowndes County
- This Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Pinecrest.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Pinecrest is located in Davidson County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pinecrest.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pinecrest.
- Rutherford County
- This Pinecrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pinecrest.
- Ontario
- This Pinecrest lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Pinecrest is located in Aiken County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pinecrest.
- Anderson County
- This Pinecrest is located in Anderson County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pinecrest.
- Charleston County
- This Pinecrest is located in Charleston County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pinecrest.
- Spartanburg County
- This Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Miami-Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pinecrest.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecrest ...
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.
- Coconut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coconut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
- Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
- Coral Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
- Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
- Gables by the Sea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
- Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
- Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
- Coral Bay
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Kings Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Peters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pioneer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
- Pioneer Park is located in Miami-Dade County
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sunrise Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
- Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <4>
- Sunset Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Corners
- Sunset Corners is located in Miami-Dade County
How Far From Pinecrest 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 village such as Pinecrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinecrest and extending to:
- Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinecrest to Miami, with an average speed<5> 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 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pinecrest: www.pinecrest-fl.gov/
The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.6650, Longitude: -80.3042 In this case, the coordinates for Pinecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pinecrest 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pinecrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.55 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.713 degrees. |