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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pinecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest:
    • 36.156214, -82.804874
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pinecrest
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pinecrest ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Pinecrest.

Within Tennessee, the name Pinecrest is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Mobile County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Pinecrest.
    • Arizona
      • Graham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Pinecrest [Graham County].
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pinecrest [Jefferson County].
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Nevada County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Pinecrest.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km] to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Pinecrest.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Pinecrest is located in New Castle County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pinecrest.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pinecrest.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the south southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Pinecrest.
      • Monroe County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Monroe County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pinecrest.
      • Seminole County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Seminole County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Pinecrest.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Henry County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Pinecrest.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pinecrest [Will County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pinecrest.
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinecrest.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Pinecrest [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Worcester County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Pinecrest.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Lee County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pinecrest.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Pinecrest.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Davidson County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pinecrest.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pinecrest.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pinecrest.
    • Ontario
      • This Pinecrest lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pinecrest [Bucks County].
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Aiken County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pinecrest.
      • Anderson County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Anderson County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pinecrest.
      • Charleston County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Charleston County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pinecrest.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pinecrest.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pinecrest.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pinecrest that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pinecrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecrest ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Greene County
  • Greeneville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
  • Honeys Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeys Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
    • Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Meadowlark is located in Greene County
  • Robinson Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
    • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Greene County
  • Windy Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
    • Windy Hills is located in Greene County

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

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

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pinecrest to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinecrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Pinecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1562, Longitude: -82.8049       In this case, the coordinates for Pinecrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pinecrest 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pinecrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.378 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.014 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.021 degrees.









 

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