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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 Pinetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinetown 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 Pinetown:
- 40.120093, -76.900807
- 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 Pinetown
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Pinetown is near Cumberland County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Pinetown
Communities Also Named Pinetown ...
We found two communities that are also named Pinetown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pinetown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Pinetown is located in Sussex County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pinetown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Pinetown.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Pinetown is located in Beaufort County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south of the Pinetown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pinetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinetown ...
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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bunches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunches is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Lewisberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Reservoir Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Stevenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevenstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Uno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Uno is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
How Far From Pinetown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pinetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinetown and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinetown to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinetown) 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 Pinetown 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 Pinetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1201, Longitude: -76.9008 In this case, the coordinates for Pinetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.724 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.175 degrees. |
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