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we pass this GPS location for The Pines:
42.543705, -71.226724
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We found 26 communities that share the name The Pines.
Within Massachusetts, the name The Pines is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Scott County
This The Pines is located in Scott County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of The Pines.
California
Madera County
This The Pines is located in Madera County and lies 2,549 miles [4,102.2 km]<1> to the west of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of The Pines.
San Bernardino County
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 California community of The Pines [San Bernardino County].
Florida
Miami-Dade County
This The Pines is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of The Pines.
Maine
Washington County
This The Pines is located in Washington County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of The Pines.
Maryland
Howard County
This The Pines is located in Howard County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Pines.
Kent County
This The Pines is located in Kent County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of The Pines.
Prince George's 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 Maryland community of The Pines [Prince George's County].
Michigan
Lake 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 Michigan community of The Pines [Lake County].
Mackinac County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Pines [Mackinac County].
Schoolcraft County
This The Pines is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of The Pines.
Montana
Sanders 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 Montana community of The Pines [Sanders County].
New Mexico
Sandoval County
This The Pines is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the west of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of The Pines.
North Carolina
Guilford County
This The Pines is located in Guilford County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of The Pines.
Henderson County
This The Pines is located in Henderson County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of The Pines.
Pitt County
This The Pines is located in Pitt County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of The Pines.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This The Pines is located in Hamilton County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of The Pines.
Ontario
This The Pines lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
Pennsylvania
Adams County
This The Pines is located in Adams County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of The Pines.
Montgomery County
This The Pines is located in Montgomery County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Pines.
Tennessee
Overton County
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 Tennessee community of The Pines [Overton County].
Utah
Davis County
This The Pines is located in Davis County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the west of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of The Pines.
Utah County
This The Pines is located in Utah County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the west of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of The Pines.
Virginia
Albemarle County
This The Pines is located in Albemarle County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of The Pines.
Roanoke County
This The Pines is located in Roanoke County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the southwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of The Pines.
Washington
King County
This The Pines is located in King County and lies 2,465 miles [3,967 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Pines that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Pines ...
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.
Countryside (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 The Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Pines and extending to:
Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Pines to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> 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.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5437, Longitude: -71.2267 In this case, the coordinates for The Pines 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 The Pines, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 The Pines 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 The Pines 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 304.048 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.684 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.552 degrees.