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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 Long Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Pine 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 Long Pine:
- 40.110072, -80.174781
- 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 Long Pine
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Long Pine is near Greene County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Long Pine
Communities Also Named Long Pine ...
We found two communities that are also named Long Pine.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Long Pine is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Brown County
- This Long Pine is located in Brown County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Pine that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Long Pine.
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Long Pine is located in Anson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the south of the Long Pine that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Long Pine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Pine ...
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.
- Eighty Four
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabby Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Green Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Laboratory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Lincoln Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Little Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Manifold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manifold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant View Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Heights
- Point Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Lookout is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Ringlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ringlands is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
- Scenery Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Long Pine 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 Long Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Pine and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Long Pine to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Pine) 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 Long Pine 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 Long Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1101, Longitude: -80.1748 In this case, the coordinates for Long Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.624 degrees. |
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