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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest 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 Forest:
    • 34.270100, -83.941571
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Pine Forest is near Forsyth County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest.

There are seven communities within Georgia that are also named Pine Forest.

Beyond Georgia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Appling County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Appling County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Pine Forest.
    • Bibb County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bibb County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pine Forest.
    • Bulloch County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bulloch County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Pine Forest.
    • Clarke County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Clarke County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Forest.
    • Glynn County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Glynn County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pine Forest.
    • Houston County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Houston County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Forest.
    • Paulding County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Paulding County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pine Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Coffee County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Pine Forest [Saint Clair County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Escambia County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pine Forest.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pine Forest.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Forest.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Pine Forest.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Moore County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Pine Forest.
      • Scotland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Scotland County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Pine Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Forest.
      • Berkeley County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Berkeley County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Pine Forest.
      • Greenville County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pine Forest.
      • Richland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Richland County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pine Forest.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Pine Forest.
      • Orange County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Orange County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest ...

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 Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Cherokee Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
  • Flat Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Fox Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holiday Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Keith Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
  • Maple Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
  • Oscarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Reed
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reed is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Serene Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Serene Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
    • Summer Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Tanner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tanner is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Trudy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Trudy is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
    • Twin Rivers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
    • Wolfs Head
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Pine Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pine Forest 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2701, Longitude: -83.9416       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.011 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.471 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.983 degrees.