Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pines
- 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 Pines:
- 46.345833, -86.287222
- 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 Pines
- 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 Schoolcraft County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
- Since Pines is near Alger County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alger County
- eBird sighting report for Luce 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pines ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Pines.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Pines.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Lake County
- Mackinac County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Madera County
- This Pines is located in Madera County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<2> to the west of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Pines.
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pines [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
- Maine
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Pines is located in Howard County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Pines.
- Kent County
- This Pines is located in Kent County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pines.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Pines [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Pines is located in Guilford County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Pines.
- Henderson County
- This Pines is located in Henderson County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pines.
- Pitt County
- This Pines is located in Pitt County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Pines.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Pines lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Pines is located in Adams County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Pines.
- Montgomery County
- This Pines is located in Montgomery County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pines.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Pines is located in Davis County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<2> to the west of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pines.
- Utah County
- This Pines is located in Utah County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km] to the west of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Pines.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Pines is located in Albemarle County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Pines.
- Roanoke County
- This Pines is located in Roanoke County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pines that is located in Schoolcraft County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Pines.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Evelyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Hiawatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Indian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Indian Town is located in Alger County
- Juniper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Shingleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
- Shingleton is located in Alger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <5>
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sunrise Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
- Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County
- Williams Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
How Far From Pines to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pines and extending to:
- Manistique, which is the Seat of Schoolcraft County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pines to Manistique, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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. |
| <2> | 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- Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3458, Longitude: -86.2872 In this case, the coordinates for Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pines to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.393 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.798 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.425 degrees. |