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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineview 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:
    • 35.306269, -79.089470
    • 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
  • 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 Harnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
    • Since Pineview is near Lee County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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

Communities Also Named Pineview ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Pineview.

Within North Carolina, the name Pineview is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Escambia County
      • This Pineview is located in Escambia County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pineview.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pineview is located in Jefferson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the west southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pineview.
    • Alberta
      • This Pineview lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
    • British Columbia
      • 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 British Columbia community of Pineview.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pineview is located in Hillsborough County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pineview.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Pineview is located in Cobb County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Pineview.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Pineview is located in Dougherty County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Pineview.
      • Douglas County
      • This Pineview is located in Douglas County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the west southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Pineview.
      • Glynn County
      • This Pineview is located in Glynn County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the south southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pineview.
      • Liberty County
      • This Pineview is located in Liberty County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the south southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Pineview.
      • Wilcox County
      • This Pineview is located in Wilcox County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Pineview.
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Pineview is located in Fremont County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Pineview.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones 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 Mississippi community of Pineview [Jones County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Pineview is located in Wayne County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pineview.
    • Ontario
      • This Pineview lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Pineview is located in York County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Pineview.
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This Pineview is located in Wood County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pineview that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pineview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineview ...

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.

  • Barbecue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
  • Brickwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brickwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickwood
  • Flat Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Hairtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hairtown is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hairtown
  • Lemon Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
  • Meadow Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Quail Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Spout Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Trails End
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
  • Tramway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Lillington, which is the Seat of Harnett County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pineview to Lillington, with an average speed<3> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pineview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pineview 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>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 Pineview 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3063, Longitude: -79.0895       In this case, the coordinates for Pineview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.217 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.413 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.801 degrees.