Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinegrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinegrove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinegrove
- 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 Pinegrove:
- 31.194630, -92.236241
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pinegrove
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Pinegrove is near Avoyelles Parish and also Evangeline Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pinegrove ...
We found four communities that share the name Pinegrove.
Within Louisiana, the name Pinegrove is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinegrove ...
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.
- Bijou
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cassandra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Rapides Parish
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
- David Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Ferry
- David Ferry is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <3>
- Effie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Effie is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <3>
- Egg Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fifth Ward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Ward
- Fifth Ward is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Harris Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
- Harris Ferry is located in Rapides Parish
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ruby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <3>
- Stonewalls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewalls
- Stonewalls is located in Rapides Parish
How Far From Pinegrove 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 Pinegrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Pinegrove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinegrove and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinegrove to Alexandria, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Pinegrove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinegrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1946, Longitude: -92.2362 In this case, the coordinates for Pinegrove 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pinegrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pinegrove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.796 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.597 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.901 degrees. |