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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pine Hurst Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Hurst Park 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 Hurst Park:
    • 35.692932, -78.600560
    • 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 Hurst Park
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hurst Park ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Wake County
  • Echo Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Heights
    • Echo Heights is located in Wake County
  • Emerald Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
    • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
    • Forest Landing is located in Wake County
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Wake County
  • Heather Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
    • Heather Hills is located in Wake County
  • Heatheridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
    • Heatheridge is located in Wake County
  • Hillandale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale is located in Wake County
  • Legend Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Hills
    • Legend Hills is located in Wake County
  • Malibu Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
    • Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
  • Rangewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Rangewood is located in Wake County
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Wake County
  • Tiffany Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
    • Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
  • Van Story Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
    • Van Story Hills is located in Wake County

How Far From Pine Hurst Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hurst Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Hurst Park and extending to:

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Hurst Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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- Pine Hurst Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Hurst Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6929, Longitude: -78.6006       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Hurst Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hurst Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.932 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.143 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees.









 

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