Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinecrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinecrest
- 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 Pinecrest:
- 38.946777, -77.323595
- 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 Pinecrest
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Pinecrest is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- 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 Pinecrest ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Pinecrest.
Within Virginia, the name Pinecrest is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Nevada County
- This Pinecrest is located in Nevada County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Pinecrest.
- Tuolumne County
- This Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the west northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Pinecrest.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Pinecrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pinecrest.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Pinecrest.
- Monroe County
- This Pinecrest is located in Monroe County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pinecrest.
- Seminole County
- This Pinecrest is located in Seminole County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Pinecrest.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Pinecrest.
- Vernon Parish
- This Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Pinecrest.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Pinecrest is located in Lee County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pinecrest.
- Lowndes County
- This Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Pinecrest.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Pinecrest is located in Davidson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pinecrest.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pinecrest.
- Rutherford County
- This Pinecrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pinecrest.
- Ontario
- This Pinecrest lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Pinecrest is located in Aiken County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Pinecrest.
- Anderson County
- This Pinecrest is located in Anderson County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Pinecrest.
- Charleston County
- This Pinecrest is located in Charleston County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the south southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pinecrest.
- Spartanburg County
- This Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest of the Pinecrest that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pinecrest.
- Tennessee
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinecrest ...
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.
- Cinnamon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Cooktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
- Hickory Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Hickory Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Moneys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Navy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Peacock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Wolf Trap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinecrest and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pinecrest to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinecrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinecrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinecrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9468, Longitude: -77.3236 In this case, the coordinates for Pinecrest 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pinecrest 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pinecrest 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 308.056 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.635 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.816 degrees. |