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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 Pineview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineview Estates 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 Pineview Estates:
- 40.246768, -75.491288
- 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 Pineview Estates
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Pineview Estates is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Pineview Estates
Communities Also Named Pineview Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Pineview Estates.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pineview Estates is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Pineview Estates is located in Lowndes County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pineview Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Pineview Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Pineview Estates is located in Wake County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pineview Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Pineview Estates.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Pineview Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west of the Pineview Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pineview Estates.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Pineview Estates is located in Aiken County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pineview Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pineview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineview Estates ...
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.
- Chestnut Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Delphi
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fox Heath
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Heath is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
- Golf Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Heather View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heather View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Limerick Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Obelisk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Pennypacker Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Shirks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sugar Hill Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Summer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Walnut Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
How Far From Pineview Estates 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 Pineview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pineview Estates and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pineview Estates to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineview Estates) 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 Pineview Estates 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 Pineview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2468, Longitude: -75.4913 In this case, the coordinates for Pineview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.511 degrees. |
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