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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood 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 Pinewood:
    • 32.462413, -80.772884
    • 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
  • 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
    • Since Pinewood is near Jasper County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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

Communities Also Named Pinewood ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Pinewood.

There are four communities within South Carolina that are also named Pinewood.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Clarendon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pinewood [Clarendon County].
    • Horry County
      • This Pinewood is located in Horry County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pinewood.
    • Richland County
      • This Pinewood is located in Richland County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the north of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pinewood.
    • Sumter County
      • This Pinewood is located in Sumter County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pinewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Pinewood is located in Tulare County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Pinewood.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Pinewood [Larimer County].
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Pinewood [Kent County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pinewood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pinewood.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Pinewood is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the south of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Pinewood.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Pinewood is located in Columbia County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Pinewood.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Pinewood is located in Muscogee County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the west of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Pinewood.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the west of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Pinewood is located in Beltrami County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Pinewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Pinewood is located in Caldwell County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the north of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Pinewood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Pinewood is located in Wayne County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pinewood.
    • Ontario
      • This Pinewood lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<2> to the north of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Pinewood is located in Bucks County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Pinewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Pinewood is located in Hickman County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pinewood that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Pinewood.
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pinewood [Gregg County].
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Pinewood [Chittenden County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood ...

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.

  • Forest Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Fields is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Fields
  • Grays Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Hill is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill
  • Green Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Green Pond is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Irongate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Irongate is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Mink Point Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mink Point Plantation is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Point Plantation
  • Peace Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
  • Pleasant Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
  • Pleasant Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • River Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • River Reach is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
  • Salt Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Shell Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
  • Shell Point park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shell Point park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point park
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pinewood to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pinewood 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Pinewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pinewood 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4624, Longitude: -80.7729       In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.147 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.069 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.258 degrees.