Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Island
- 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 Island:
- 41.296744, -74.461985
- 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 Island
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Pine Island is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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
Communities Also Named Pine Island ...
We found ten communities that share the name Pine Island.
Within New York, the name Pine Island is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Calhoun County
- This Pine Island is located in Calhoun County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pine Island.
- Hernando County
- This Pine Island is located in Hernando County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Pine Island.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Pine Island is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Pine Island.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Pine Island is located in Essex County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Pine Island.
- Minnesota
- Goodhue County
- This Pine Island is located in Goodhue County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Pine Island.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Pine Island is located in Salem County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Pine Island.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pine Island.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Pine Island is located in Horry County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pine Island.
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This Pine Island is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Island.
- Waller County
- This Pine Island is located in Waller County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Island that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Pine Island.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Island ...
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.
- Bushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cedarcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <3>
- Homestead Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Independence Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Corner
- Independence Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Little York
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Logtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Quarryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rocky Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County
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- Sand Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Slate Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Hill <3>
- Snufftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Sand Hills
How Far From Pine Island 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 Pine Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Island and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Island to Goshen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2967, Longitude: -74.4620 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pine Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.602 degrees. |