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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Pine Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Crest 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 Crest:
    • 36.616249, -79.391968
    • 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 Crest
  • 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 Crest ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Pine Crest.

Within Virginia, the name Pine Crest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Crest.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Pine Crest is located in El Paso County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Pine Crest.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Pine Crest [Orange County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pine Crest.
      • Harford County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Harford County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pine Crest.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Texas County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pine Crest.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Burlington County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Pine Crest.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Oneida County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Pine Crest.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pine Crest.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Campbell County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Pine Crest.
      • Carter County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Carter County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Pine Crest.
    • Texas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pine Crest.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Pine Crest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pine Crest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Crest ...

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.

  • Beaver Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
    • Beaver Park is located in Madison County
  • Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dundee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Danville City
  • Lumpkin Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Forest
    • Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Major Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
    • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • New Design
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Design have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
    • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Olde Hunting Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
    • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Sandy Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
    • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Virginia Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
    • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
  • Woodlake Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
    • Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Crest to Richmond, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6162, Longitude: -79.3920       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Crest 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 Crest 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 . 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pine Crest 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 309.366 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.777 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.495 degrees.




 

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