Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Trail Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Trail Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Trail Estates
- 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 Trail Estates:
- 32.190988, -95.453567
- 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 Pine Trail Estates
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Pine Trail Estates is near Henderson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Trail Estates ...
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.
- Cherokee Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Coffee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Evelyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Flint is located in Smith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
- Leagueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Lee Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Noonday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Teaselville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Henderson County
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
How Far From Pine Trail Estates 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 Pine Trail Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pine Trail Estates and extending to:
- Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Trail Estates to Tyler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,693 miles [12,380.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Trail Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Trail Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Trail Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1910, Longitude: -95.4536 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Trail Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Trail Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.133 degrees. |