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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 Pine Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Point 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 Pine Point:
    • 42.120927, -72.528698
    • 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 Pine Point
  • 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 Pine Point ...

We found seven communities that share the name Pine Point.

Within Massachusetts, the name Pine Point is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Pine Point is located in Hall County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Point that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Point.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pine Point is located in Cumberland County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Point that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pine Point.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Pine Point is located in Becker County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Point that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Pine Point.
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Pine Point lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Point that is located in Hampden County.
    • Ontario
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Pine Point.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Pine Point is located in Lexington County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Point that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Pine Point.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pine Point [Henry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Point ...

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.

  • Baptist Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
    • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
  • Butlerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
    • Butlerville is located in Hampden County
  • Cayenne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayenne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
    • Cayenne is located in Hampden County
  • Chicopee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
    • Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hampden County
  • Freeman Knoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
    • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
  • Indian Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
    • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
  • Liberty Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Longmeadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
  • Plainville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Hampden County
  • Sandy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
    • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
  • Shaker Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
    • Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)

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

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

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Point to Boston, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1209, Longitude: -72.5287       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Pine Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Pine Point 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pine Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.891 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.561 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.351 degrees.




 

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