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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 Pineview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineview Acres 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 Pineview Acres:
    • 35.767935, -77.954152
    • 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 Pineview Acres
  • 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Since Pineview Acres is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 Pineview Acres

Communities Also Named Pineview Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Pineview Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Pineview Acres is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Pineview Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Pineview Acres is located in Aiken County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pineview Acres that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pineview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineview Acres ...

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.

  • Dew Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dew Field is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
  • Dunn Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Finch Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
  • Hominy Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
  • Ponderosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Seven Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • White Fox
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • White Fox is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Pineview Acres 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 Pineview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Pineview Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineview Acres) 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 Pineview Acres 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 Pineview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7679, Longitude: -77.9542       In this case, the coordinates for Pineview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.563 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.733 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.214 degrees.