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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 33.419583, -82.009839
- 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 Heights
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Pine Heights is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Pine Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Pine Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pine Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Pine Heights is located in Henrico County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Heights that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Pine Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Heights ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Apple Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Christa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christa is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
- Colony Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Edenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edenwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
- Fairvale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Glenn Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
- Golden Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Gordon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
- Gracewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Lumpkin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowlark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Rain Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Spanish Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Pine Heights 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 Pine Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Heights and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4196, Longitude: -82.0098 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.457 degrees. |
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