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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 Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Level 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 Level:
    • 34.106559, -78.691683
    • 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 Level
  • 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
    • Since Pine Level is near Horry County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Level

Communities Also Named Pine Level ...

We found six communities that are also named Pine Level.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Pine Level.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Johnston County
      • This Pine Level is located in Johnston County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Pine Level.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Pine Level is located in Autauga County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Pine Level.
      • Coffee County
      • This Pine Level is located in Coffee County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pine Level.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Pine Level is located in Montgomery County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Level.
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This Pine Level is located in DeSoto County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Pine Level.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pine Level is located in Hillsborough County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Level that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pine Level.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Level ...

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.

  • Bug Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Butler Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
  • Guide
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Guide is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
  • Guideway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Guideway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
  • Ironhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Sandy Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
  • Seven Creeks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Creeks is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Creeks
  • Snowhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Snowhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill

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

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

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Level to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north (N). 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 343 miles [552 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Level) 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 Level 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 Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1066, Longitude: -78.6917       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.006 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.996 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.028 degrees.