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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 Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Crest 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 Crest:
    • 35.419611, -76.689376
    • 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 Crest
  • 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 Crest ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Pine Crest.

Within North Carolina, the name Pine Crest is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Crest.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Pine Crest is located in El Paso County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Pine Crest.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pine Crest [Orange County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pine Crest.
      • Harford County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Harford County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pine Crest.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Texas County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pine Crest.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Burlington County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Pine Crest.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Oneida County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Pine Crest.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Campbell County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Pine Crest.
      • Carter County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Carter County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the west northwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Pine Crest.
    • Texas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Crest.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pine Crest.
    • Virginia
      • Danville City
      • This Pine Crest is located in Danville City and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Crest that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Pine Crest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Crest ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Core Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Core Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
    • Core Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Jones
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Beaufort County
  • Ransomville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Reads Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
    • Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
  • Rest Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
    • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Sandy Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
    • Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Schoolhouse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
    • Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Spring Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Vinegar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
    • Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County

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

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Crest to Washington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4196, Longitude: -76.6894       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Crest 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Crest 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 307.864 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.882 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.854 degrees.




 

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