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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:
    • 34.077931, -81.042314
    • 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 Pine Forest
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Pine Forest is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Pine Forest

Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest.

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

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Forest.
    • Berkeley County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Berkeley County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Pine Forest.
    • Greenville County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pine Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Coffee County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 573 miles [922.2 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Forest that is located in Richland 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.

  • Apple Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brickyard Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Crane Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Cross Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Dentsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Dutchbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Elm Abode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Emerald Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Forest Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
    • Foxhall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Foxhall is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Frost
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Frost is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Jiggs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jiggs is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
    • Kingswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingswood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Meadow Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Munster
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Riverbanks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rockgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rockgate is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate

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:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Forest to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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>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 Forest 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 Pine Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0779, Longitude: -81.0423       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.328 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.509 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.913 degrees.