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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 Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lake Estates 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 Lake Estates:
- 31.054907, -84.867146
- 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 Lake Estates
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Pine Lake Estates is near Miller County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Early 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 Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Pine Lake Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Pine Lake Estates.
Within Georgia, the name Pine Lake Estates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Pine Lake Estates is located in Fairfield County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Lake Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Pine Lake Estates.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Pine Lake Estates is located in Horry County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Lake Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pine Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lake Estates ...
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.
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Little Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hope is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Neals Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neals Landing is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Landing
- Riverturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverturn is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverturn
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Steam Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
How Far From Pine Lake Estates 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 Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Lake Estates and extending to:
- Donalsonville, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Lake Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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 Lake Estates) 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 Lake Estates 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 Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0549, Longitude: -84.8671 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.074 degrees. |
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