Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pine Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Heights

• 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 Heights:
  • 37.518479, -77.278866
  • 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 Heights

• 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Since Pine Heights is near Hanover County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Heights

Communities Also Named Pine Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Pine Heights.

Within Virginia, the name Pine Heights is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pine Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Richmond County
    • This Pine Heights is located in Richmond County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Heights that is located in Henrico County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Pine Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Heights ...

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.

• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Lee Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Lewis Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
• Sandston Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
• Seven Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Virginia Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
• Wicker Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
• Woodview Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west (W).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Heights to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'