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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 Pinewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Estates 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 Pinewood Estates:
- 34.937894, -82.290115
- 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 Pinewood Estates
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Pinewood Estates is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Pinewood Estates
Communities Also Named Pinewood Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Pinewood Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Pinewood Estates is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Pike County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pinewood Estates.
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Catoosa County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Pinewood Estates.
- Liberty County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Liberty County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the south of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Pinewood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Wilson County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pinewood Estates.
- Texas
- Hardin County
- This Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinewood Estates that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Pinewood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Estates ...
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.
- Cane Brake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cherokee Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Green Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Kings ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peppertree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverdowns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Leaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
How Far From Pinewood Estates 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 Pinewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinewood Estates and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pinewood Estates 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Pinewood Estates) 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 Pinewood Estates 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 Pinewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9379, Longitude: -82.2901 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.06 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.155 degrees. |
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