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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 Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Knolls 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 Knolls:
- 36.194859, -80.065875
- 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 Knolls
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Pine Knolls is near Guilford County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Knolls
Communities Also Named Pine Knolls ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Knolls.
Within North Carolina, the name Pine Knolls is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Pine Knolls in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Pine Knolls is located in Montgomery County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Knolls that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Knolls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Knolls ...
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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Greystone Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- High Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Kings Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Smokerise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Pine Knolls 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 Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Knolls and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Knolls to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Knolls) 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 Knolls 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 Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1949, Longitude: -80.0659 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.90 degrees. |
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