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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Acres 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 Acres:
    • 37.210415, -80.013927
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Pine Acres ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Pine Acres.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Pine Acres.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Clarke County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Pine Acres.
    • Portsmouth City
      • This Pine Acres is located in Portsmouth City and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Pine Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Blount County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Pine Acres.
      • Marshall County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Pine Acres.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pine Acres.
    • California
      • Amador County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Amador County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Pine Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Pine Acres is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Pine Acres.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Clay County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pine Acres.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Pine Acres [Gloucester County].
      • Ocean County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Ocean County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pine Acres.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Dauphin County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pine Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pine Acres.
      • Darlington County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Pine Acres.
      • Sumter County
      • This Pine Acres is located in Sumter County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south of the Pine Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pine Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Acres ...

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.

  • Castle Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
    • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Castle Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Cave Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
    • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Crest Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
    • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Greenland Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
    • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Hidden Valley Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
    • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
  • Highfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
    • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
  • Holly Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
  • Homeplace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeplace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
    • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hunting Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
      • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Meadowlark
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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 Roanoke County
    • Rosecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
      • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Scenic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
      • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Springlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
      • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Sugar Loaf Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
      • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
      • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
    • Sugar Loaf Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
      • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Woods Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
      • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 from Point A (ie- Pine Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2104, Longitude: -80.0139       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Acres 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 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 Pine Acres 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 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 Acres 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 309.716 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.266 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.552 degrees.




 

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