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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
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We found one communities that share the name 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)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
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).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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- Pinecrest Estates) to Point B.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).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Pinecrest Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.462 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.923 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.415 degrees.