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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Forest 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 Forest:
- 35.566273, -77.382465
- 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 Forest
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Pinewood Forest is near Greene County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Pinewood Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinewood Forest.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Pinewood Forest.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Alamance County
- This Pinewood Forest is located in Alamance County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinewood Forest that is located in Pitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Pinewood Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Forest ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cannon Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cherry Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Club Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Club Pines is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Frog Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frog Level is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Golden Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Heights
- Heritage Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Higgs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lynndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Planters Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Ripple City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Robinson Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shamrock Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Treetops
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Windy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Pinewood Forest 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 Pinewood Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinewood Forest and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pinewood Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 4 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood Forest) 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5663, Longitude: -77.3825 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.064 degrees. |
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