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34.358210, -80.094234
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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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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>
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 drawn 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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.