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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 Pinebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinebrook 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 Pinebrook:
    • 34.892066, -82.052606
    • 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 Pinebrook
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Pinebrook is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Pinebrook

Communities Also Named Pinebrook ...

We found two communities that are also named Pinebrook.

Within South Carolina, the name Pinebrook is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Pinebrook is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinebrook that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Pinebrook.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Pinebrook is located in Westchester County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinebrook that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Pinebrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinebrook ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cold Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Hunt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
  • Greenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holly Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
  • Pebblebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Poplar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Raintree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • River Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Pinebrook 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 Pinebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinebrook to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Pinebrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pinebrook 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 Pinebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8921, Longitude: -82.0526       In this case, the coordinates for Pinebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.921 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.306 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.074 degrees.