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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 Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Vista 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 Vista:
- 32.922118, -80.041478
- 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 Vista
- 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Pinewood Vista is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Vista
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Vista ...
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.
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dominion Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forestdale is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Gold Cup Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
- Harbour Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lambs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Liberty Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pepperhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pepperhill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperhill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Singing Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Pinewood Vista to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pinewood Vista and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood Vista to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 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 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood Vista) 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 Vista 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 Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9221, Longitude: -80.0415 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.751 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.679 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.869 degrees. |
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