Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pineland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pineland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pineland
- 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 Pineland:
- 35.452571, -84.888004
- 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 Pineland
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Pineland is near Rhea County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- eBird sighting report for McMinn 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pineland ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pineland.
Within Tennessee, the name Pineland is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Lee County
- This Pineland is located in Lee County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pineland that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pineland.
- Taylor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pineland [Taylor County].
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Pineland is located in Charleston County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pineland that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pineland.
- Jasper County
- This Pineland is located in Jasper County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southeast of the Pineland that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Pineland.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pineland ...
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.
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Big Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Brittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Cotton Port Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Port Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
- Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Folger ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Harbor Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
- Hillsview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sentinel Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
- Tucker Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Meigs County
How Far From Pineland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pineland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Pineland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pineland and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pineland to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pineland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pineland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pineland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4526, Longitude: -84.8880 In this case, the coordinates for Pineland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pineland 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Pineland 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 312.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.332 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.067 degrees. |