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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 Pinewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood 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 Pinewood Estates:
    • 34.969520, -85.253289
    • 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 Pinewood 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
    • Since Pinewood Estates is near Walker County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Pinewood Estates

Communities Also Named Pinewood Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Pinewood Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Pinewood Estates.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Liberty County
      • This Pinewood Estates is located in Liberty County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Pinewood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Pinewood Estates is located in Pike County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pinewood Estates.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson County
      • This Pinewood Estates is located in Wilson County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pinewood Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Pinewood Estates is located in Greenville County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pinewood Estates.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Pinewood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood 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.

  • Cannon Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
  • Castle Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
  • Cedar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cinderella Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
  • Cloud Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mission Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
  • Park City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Park City is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Piney Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poindexter Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
    • Regency Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinewood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pinewood 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 Pinewood 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 Pinewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9695, Longitude: -85.2533       In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.817 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.498 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.337 degrees.