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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Acres 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 Acres:
    • 30.593242, -91.025381
    • 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 Pinewood Acres
  • 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 Pinewood Acres ...

We found four communities that share the name Pinewood Acres.

Within Louisiana, the name Pinewood Acres is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Pinewood Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Pinewood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Pinewood Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Pinewood Acres.
      • Wake County
      • This Pinewood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the east northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Pinewood Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Pinewood Acres is located in Horry County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pinewood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Acres ...

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.

  • Bon Dickey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
    • Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
  • Central Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Place
    • Central Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Crystal Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Place
    • Crystal Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Hidden Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
    • Hidden Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Oak Shadows Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
    • Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Livingston Parish
  • Plantation Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Way have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
    • Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Rambling Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Oaks
    • Rambling Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Ski Stone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ski Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Stone
    • Ski Stone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Waters Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
      • Waters Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Welcome Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
      • Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Willow Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woodland View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
      • Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood Acres to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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The official website for State of Louisiana: 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5932, Longitude: -91.0254       In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Acres 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>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 Pinewood Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.976 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.498 degrees.









 

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