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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 View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine View Estates 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 Pine View Estates:
- 38.579843, -76.524677
- 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 View 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Pine View Estates is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 View Estates
Communities Also Named Pine View Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine View Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Pine View Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Pine View Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Pine View Estates is located in Rensselaer County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine View Estates that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Pine View Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine View 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.
- Biglanes Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Breezy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Dares ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Peach Blossom Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Willow Beach Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Pine View 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 View 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 View Estates and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Pine View Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Pine View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 View 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 View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5798, Longitude: -76.5247 In this case, the coordinates for Pine View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.609 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.071 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.623 degrees. |
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