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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 Pine Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest:
    • 33.112617, -95.384670
    • 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 Pine Forest
  • 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
    • Since Pine Forest is near Franklin County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Pine Forest

Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Pine Forest.

Beyond Texas, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Orange County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Orange County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Pine Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Coffee County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Pine Forest [Saint Clair County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Escambia County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pine Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Appling County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Appling County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Pine Forest.
      • Bibb County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bibb County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pine Forest.
      • Bulloch County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Bulloch County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Pine Forest.
      • Clarke County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Clarke County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Forest.
      • Glynn County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Glynn County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Pine Forest.
      • Hall County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Hall County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pine Forest.
      • Houston County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Houston County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Forest.
      • Paulding County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Paulding County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pine Forest.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pine Forest.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Pine Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pine Forest.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Pine Forest.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Pine Forest.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Moore County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Pine Forest.
      • Scotland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Scotland County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Pine Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Forest.
      • Berkeley County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Berkeley County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Pine Forest.
      • Greenville County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pine Forest.
      • Richland County
      • This Pine Forest is located in Richland County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east of the Pine Forest that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pine Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest ...

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.

  • Cypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Greenpond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenpond is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Humble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Humble is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Mahoney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mahoney is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney
  • Majors
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Majors is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
  • Thermo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Thermo is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Weaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

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

  • Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forest to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,645 miles [12,303.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Pine Forest 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>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 Pine Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1126, Longitude: -95.3847       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.044 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.477 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.99 degrees.