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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest 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 Forest:
    • 33.090448, -80.106477
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Forest ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Pine Forest.

There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Pine Forest.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Forest.
    • Greenville County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pine Forest.
    • Richland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Richland County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pine Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Coffee County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Pine Forest [Saint Clair County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Escambia County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pine Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Appling County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Appling County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Pine Forest.
      • Bibb County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bibb County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pine Forest.
      • Bulloch County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bulloch County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Pine Forest.
      • Clarke County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Clarke County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Forest.
      • Glynn County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Glynn County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pine Forest.
      • Hall County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Hall County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Forest.
      • Houston County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Houston County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Forest.
      • Paulding County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Paulding County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pine Forest.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pine Forest.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Forest.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Pine Forest.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Moore County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Pine Forest.
      • Scotland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Scotland County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Pine Forest.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Pine Forest.
      • Orange County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Orange County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest ...

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.

  • Black Tom ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
    • Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Berkeley County
  • Fox Bank ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
    • Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
  • Groomville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groomville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
    • Groomville is located in Berkeley County
  • Grove Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
    • Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Holly Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
    • Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
  • Locklair ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locklair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklair
    • Locklair is located in Berkeley County
  • Long Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
  • Sandy Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
    • Sandy Run is located in Berkeley County
  • Strawberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Summerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tall PInes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall PInes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
      • Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
    • Tramway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tramway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
      • Tramway is located in Berkeley County
    • Tuckertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County
    • Wide Awake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wide Awake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
      • Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County

How Far From Pine Forest to ...

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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Forest and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forest to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 436 miles [701.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0904, Longitude: -80.1065       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest 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 Forest 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.789 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.748 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.845 degrees.




 

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