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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 Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Valley Estates 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 Valley Estates:
    • 34.187671, -77.907209
    • 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 Valley Estates
  • 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 Valley Estates ...

We found three communities that share the name Pine Valley Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Pine Valley Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Pine Valley Estates is located in Henry County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Valley Estates that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Pine Valley Estates.
      • Paulding County
      • This Pine Valley Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west of the Pine Valley Estates that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pine Valley Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Pine Valley Estates is located in Horry County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Valley Estates that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pine Valley Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Valley Estates ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
  • Echo Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
  • Lincoln Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
  • Piney Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
  • Silver Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
  • Sunset Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
  • Tanglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in New Hanover County
  • Winter Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County

How Far From Pine Valley Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Valley Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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 '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 Valley Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1877, Longitude: -77.9072       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Valley Estates 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 308.571 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.509 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.716 degrees.









 

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