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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 Pine Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Manor 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 Pine Manor:
- 41.244722, -81.252778
- 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 Pine Manor
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Pine Manor is near Geauga County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Pine Manor
Communities Also Named Pine Manor ...
We found four communities that are also named Pine Manor.
Within Ohio, the name Pine Manor is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Lee County
- This Pine Manor is located in Lee County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Manor that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pine Manor.
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- This Pine Manor is located in Winnebago County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Manor that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Pine Manor.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Pine Manor is located in Broome County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Manor that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Pine Manor.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Pine Manor is located in Dauphin County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Manor that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pine Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Manor ...
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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Horse is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Brady Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Drakesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Evergreen Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom Dam
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freedom Dam is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Dam
- Freedom Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Hamlet Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
- Julia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Julia is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
- Silo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silo is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pine Manor 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 Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Manor and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Manor to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 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- Pine Manor) 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 Pine Manor 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 Pine Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2447, Longitude: -81.2528 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.709 degrees. |
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