Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pebble Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pebble Hill
- 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 Pebble Hill:
- 31.939038, -87.343325
- 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 Pebble Hill
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Pebble Hill is near Monroe County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pebble Hill ...
We found four communities that share the name Pebble Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Pebble Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Pebble Hill is located in Brooks County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pebble Hill that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Pebble Hill.
- Thomas County
- This Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pebble Hill that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Pebble Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Pebble Hill [Bucks County].
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Pebble Hill is located in McNairy County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pebble Hill that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Pebble Hill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Hill ...
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.
- Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Coal Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Dry Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Holly Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
- Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Kings Log Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
- Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
- Nellie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rockwest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rosebud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Yellow Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Yellow Bluff Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry
- Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
How Far From Pebble Hill 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 Pebble Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pebble Hill and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pebble Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pebble Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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- Pebble Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pebble Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9390, Longitude: -87.3433 In this case, the coordinates for Pebble Hill 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 Pebble Hill 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 Pebble Hill 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 313.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.315 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.83 degrees. |