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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 Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Gardens 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 Gardens:
    • 32.066320, -81.060112
    • 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 Gardens
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Pine Gardens is near Jasper County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Gardens

Communities Also Named Pine Gardens ...

We found one communities that are also named Pine Gardens.

Within Georgia, the name Pine Gardens is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pine Gardens in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Gardens that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Pine Gardens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Gardens ...

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.

  • Bona Bella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Carver Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Fleetwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Florida Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • General Hamiltons Settlement ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gordonston is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveland is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Isle of Armstrong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Liberty City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Magnolia Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Sunset Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Thunderbolt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Union Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Victory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From Pine Gardens to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Gardens to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Gardens) 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 Gardens 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 Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0663, Longitude: -81.0601       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.465 degrees.