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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 Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hill Estates 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 Hill Estates:
    • 39.335379, -77.670547
    • 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 Pine Hill Estates
  • 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Pine Hill Estates is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • 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 Pine Hill Estates

Communities Also Named Pine Hill Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Pine Hill Estates.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Pine Hill Estates.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Charles County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Charles County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Pine Hill Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Alachua County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Hill Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Webster County
      • This Pine Hill Estates is located in Webster County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Hill Estates that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Pine Hill Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hill Estates ...

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.

  • Boss Arnold Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
  • Britain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Britain is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
  • Chestnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Corner House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
  • Gapland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Georges Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
  • Harpers Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lower Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Olive is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Petersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Petersville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Pleasantville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasantville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Rice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rice is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Sandy Hook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Silver Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
    • Slabtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Slabtown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Hill Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Hill Estates) 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>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.
<4>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 Hill Estates 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 Pine Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3354, Longitude: -77.6705       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.238 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.902 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.815 degrees.