Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pineville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pineville
- 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 Pineville:
- 30.898796, -87.582485
- 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 Pineville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Pineville is near Baldwin County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Pineville ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Pineville.
Within Florida, the name Pineville is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Harrison 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 Mississippi community of Pineville [Harrison County].
- Smith County
- This Pineville is located in Smith County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Pineville.
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Pineville lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Pineville is located in Bucks County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Pineville.
- Warren County
- This Pineville is located in Warren County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the north northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pineville.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Pineville is located in Hamblen County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Pineville.
- Hamilton County
- This Pineville is located in Hamilton County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pineville.
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Pineville is located in Rockingham County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Pineville.
- Suffolk City
- This Pineville is located in Suffolk City and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the northeast of the Pineville that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Pineville.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineville ...
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.
- Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Freemanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Freemanville is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Gateswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Holly Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- John Gayler Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Gayler Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gayler Grant
- John Gayler Grant is located in Escambia County
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Martinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Martinville is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Robinsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <4>
How Far From Pineville 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 Pineville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pineville and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pineville to Pensacola, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 198 miles [318.7 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pineville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pineville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8988, Longitude: -87.5825 In this case, the coordinates for Pineville 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 Pineville 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 Pineville 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 313.941 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.234 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.115 degrees. |