Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pine Aire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Aire and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Aire

• 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 Pine Aire:
  • 40.770654, -73.274006
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Aire

• 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 Suffolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
  • Since Pine Aire is near Nassau County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Aire ...

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.

• Amityville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <1>
• Deer Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
• Deer Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
• Frontier Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Park
  • Frontier Park is located in Suffolk County
• Great River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River
  • Great River is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great River <1>
• Great River Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
  • Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
• Greenlawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Greenlawn is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenlawn <1>
• Half Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hollow
  • Half Hollow is located in Suffolk County
• Islip
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islip
  • Islip is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islip <1>
• Kings Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Kings Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Park <1>
• Little Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plains
  • Little Plains is located in Suffolk County
• Maywood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Maywood is located in Suffolk County
• Oak Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Beach
  • Oak Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Beach <1>
• Ronkonkoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronkonkoma
  • Ronkonkoma is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronkonkoma <1>

How Far From Pine Aire to ...

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 Pine Aire to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pine Aire and extending to:

• Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Aire to Riverhead, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Aire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/