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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 Pinegrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinegrove and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pinegrove
Communities Also Named Pinegrove ...
We found four communities that are also named Pinegrove.
Within Louisiana, the name Pinegrove is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Pinegrove lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinegrove that is located in Rapides Parish.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Pinegrove is located in Missoula County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pinegrove that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Pinegrove.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Pinegrove is located in Meigs County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinegrove that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Pinegrove.
- Ontario
- This Pinegrove lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinegrove that is located in Rapides Parish.
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)
- Bijou is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Cassandra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- David Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- David Ferry is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Ferry
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Effie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Egg Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Fifth Ward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fifth Ward is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Ward
- Harris Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Ferry is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Ruby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stonewalls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonewalls is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewalls
How Far From Pinegrove to ...
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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinegrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.597 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.901 degrees. |
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