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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 Hidden Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Pines 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 Hidden Pines:
    • 31.865488, -81.587334
    • 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 Hidden Pines
  • 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
    • Since Hidden Pines is near Long County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Long County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Hidden Pines

Communities Also Named Hidden Pines ...

We found one communities that are also named Hidden Pines.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Hidden Pines.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Newton County
      • This Hidden Pines is located in Newton County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hidden Pines that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Hidden Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Pines ...

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.

  • Cherokee Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
  • Creek Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creek Island is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Island
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Garden Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
  • Live Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Live Oak is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Martin Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Martins ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Martins is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Sandy Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sandy Run is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
  • Trinity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Trinity is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Hidden Pines 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 Hidden Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Pines to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hidden Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hidden Pines 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 Hidden Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8655, Longitude: -81.5873       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.58 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.484 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.704 degrees.