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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pine Trail Estates

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
• Coffee City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
• Evelyn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evelyn is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Flint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flint is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
• Leagueville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
• Lee Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
• Noonday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Noonday is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
• Teaselville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Teaselville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
• Union Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Walnut Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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<2> beginning in Pine Trail Estates and extending to:

• Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Trail Estates to Tyler, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'