Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sign Pine:
  • 36.633762, -76.243549
  • 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 Sign Pine

• 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 Sign Pine

Communities Also Named Sign Pine ...

We found one communities that are also named Sign Pine.

Within Virginia, the name Sign Pine is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Chowan County
    • This Sign Pine is located in Chowan County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Sign Pine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sign Pine ...

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.

• Benefit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Benefit is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• Butts
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Butts is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
• Cornland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cornland is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
• Grassfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
• Great Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Great Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge
• Great Bridge Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Great Bridge Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge Gardens
• Herberts Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
• Hickory
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Long Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Sign Pine once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sign Pine and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sign Pine to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'