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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Acres 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 Acres:
- 40.335089, -76.733858
- 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 Acres
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Pine Acres is near Lebanon County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Acres
Communities Also Named Pine Acres ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Pine Acres.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pine Acres is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Pine Acres is located in Blount County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pine Acres.
- Marshall County
- This Pine Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Pine Acres.
- Montgomery County
- This Pine Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Acres.
- California
- Amador County
- This Pine Acres is located in Amador County and lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Pine Acres.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Pine Acres is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Pine Acres.
- Mississippi
- Clay County
- This Pine Acres is located in Clay County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pine Acres.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Pine Acres [Gloucester County].
- Ocean County
- This Pine Acres is located in Ocean County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pine Acres.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Pine Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Acres.
- Darlington County
- This Pine Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Pine Acres.
- Sumter County
- This Pine Acres is located in Sumter County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pine Acres.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Pine Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Acres.
- Portsmouth City
- This Pine Acres is located in Portsmouth City and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Pine Acres.
- Roanoke County
- This Pine Acres is located in Roanoke County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Pine Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Acres ...
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.
- Chartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- English Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haven Croft
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hershey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hillymeade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Locust Lane Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Piketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Ritzie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Rustic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Sand Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Skyline View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
- Union Deposit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
How Far From Pine Acres 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Acres and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Acres to White House, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pine Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3351, Longitude: -76.7339 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.607 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.342 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.015 degrees. |
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