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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood 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:
    • 32.459032, -84.891041
    • 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
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Pinewood is near Chattahoochee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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

Communities Also Named Pinewood ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Pinewood.

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

Beyond Georgia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Columbia County
      • This Pinewood is located in Columbia County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Pinewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Pinewood is located in Tulare County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Pinewood.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Pinewood [Larimer County].
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Pinewood [Kent County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pinewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pinewood.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Pinewood is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the south southeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Pinewood.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Pinewood is located in Beltrami County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Pinewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Pinewood is located in Caldwell County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Pinewood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Pinewood is located in Wayne County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pinewood.
    • Ontario
      • This Pinewood lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Pinewood is located in Bucks County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Pinewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Pinewood is located in Beaufort County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pinewood.
      • Clarendon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pinewood [Clarendon County].
      • Horry County
      • This Pinewood is located in Horry County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pinewood.
      • Richland County
      • This Pinewood is located in Richland County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pinewood.
      • Sumter County
      • This Pinewood is located in Sumter County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pinewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Pinewood is located in Hickman County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Pinewood.
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pinewood [Gregg County].
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Pinewood [Chittenden County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood ...

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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Edgewood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Magnolia Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Merrywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Pleasantview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sun Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinewood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pinewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Pinewood 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4590, Longitude: -84.8910       In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.483 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.762 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.78 degrees.