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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 Pinewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pinewood Acres:
- 36.070691, -79.491133
- 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 Pinewood 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Since Pinewood Acres is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Pinewood Acres
Communities Also Named Pinewood Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Pinewood Acres.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Pinewood Acres.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Pinewood Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Pinewood Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Pinewood Acres.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Pinewood Acres.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Horry County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Alamance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pinewood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood 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.
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hunting Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Mark View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Pickwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Random Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Pinewood Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pinewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinewood Acres and extending to:
- Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Pinewood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pinewood 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 Pinewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0707, Longitude: -79.4911 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.434 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.712 degrees. |
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