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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 34.358210, -80.094234
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pine Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pine Acres ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Pine Acres.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Pine Acres.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Acres.
    • Sumter County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Sumter County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pine Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Blount County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 389 miles [626 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pine Acres.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Dauphin County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pine Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the north of the Pine Acres that is located in Darlington 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.

  • Erwin Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Park
    • Erwin Park is located in Darlington County
  • Hartsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Darlington County
  • Kellytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
    • Kellytown is located in Darlington County
  • Kingsville Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Heights
    • Kingsville Heights is located in Darlington County
  • Lees Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
    • Lees Crossroads is located in Darlington County
  • Lydia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Darlington County
  • Pine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • South Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Darlington County
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Darlington County

How Far From Pine Acres 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 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:

  • Darlington, which is the Seat of Darlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Acres to Darlington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Pine Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3582, Longitude: -80.0942       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.792 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.934 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.474 degrees.









 

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