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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 Needles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Needles 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 Pine Needles:
- 33.504042, -80.881759
- 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 Needles
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Pine Needles is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Needles
Communities Also Named Pine Needles ...
We found one communities that are also named Pine Needles.
Within South Carolina, the name Pine Needles is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Pine Needles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Pine Needles is located in Montgomery County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Needles that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Needles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Needles ...
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.
- Haddock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunter Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Orangeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pecanway Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Quicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quicktown is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Pine Needles 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 Needles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Needles and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Needles to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Needles) 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 Pine Needles 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 Needles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5040, Longitude: -80.8818 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Needles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.013 degrees. |
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