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35.819860, -80.292830
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We found 29 communities that share the name Pinecrest.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Pinecrest.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Mecklenburg County
This Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pinecrest.
Rutherford County
This Pinecrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pinecrest.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Mobile County
This Pinecrest is located in Mobile County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Pinecrest.
Arizona
Graham 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 Arizona community of Pinecrest [Graham County].
Arkansas
Jefferson 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 Arkansas community of Pinecrest [Jefferson County].
California
Nevada County
This Pinecrest is located in Nevada County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Pinecrest.
Tuolumne County
This Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km] to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Pinecrest.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Pinecrest is located in New Castle County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pinecrest.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pinecrest.
Miami-Dade County
This Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Pinecrest.
Monroe County
This Pinecrest is located in Monroe County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pinecrest.
Seminole County
This Pinecrest is located in Seminole County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Pinecrest.
Georgia
Henry County
This Pinecrest is located in Henry County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Pinecrest.
Illinois
Will 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 Illinois community of Pinecrest [Will County].
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pinecrest.
Vernon Parish
This Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish and lies 814 miles [1,310 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinecrest.
Maryland
Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Pinecrest [Prince George's County].
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Pinecrest is located in Worcester County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Pinecrest.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Pinecrest is located in Lee County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pinecrest.
Lowndes County
This Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Pinecrest.
Ontario
This Pinecrest lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
Pennsylvania
Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Pinecrest [Bucks County].
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Pinecrest is located in Aiken County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pinecrest.
Anderson County
This Pinecrest is located in Anderson County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pinecrest.
Charleston County
This Pinecrest is located in Charleston County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pinecrest.
Spartanburg County
This Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pinecrest.
Tennessee
Greene County
This Pinecrest is located in Greene County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pinecrest.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pinecrest.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pinecrest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecrest ...
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.
Eastern Heights (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Pinecrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinecrest and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pinecrest to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8199, Longitude: -80.2928 In this case, the coordinates for Pinecrest 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pinecrest 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>
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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Pinecrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.901 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.272 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.108 degrees.