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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 Pinecrest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecrest Estates 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 Pinecrest Estates:
    • 33.787607, -84.738825
    • 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 Pinecrest 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Since Pinecrest Estates is near Douglas County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Pinecrest Estates

Communities Also Named Pinecrest Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Pinecrest Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Pinecrest Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pinecrest Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Pinecrest Estates is located in Licking County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pinecrest Estates that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Pinecrest Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecrest 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.

  • Black Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Black Forest is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
  • Captains Quarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
  • Dorris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dorris is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • English Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Hickory Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kellogg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Merlin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
  • Park Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Powder Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
    • Rocky Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Stoneybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Sunset Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
    • Timber Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
    • Young Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Young Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park

How Far From Pinecrest Estates 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 Pinecrest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinecrest Estates to Dallas, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinecrest Estates) 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 Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7876, Longitude: -84.7388       In this case, the coordinates for Pinecrest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.462 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.923 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.415 degrees.