Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pendergrass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pendergrass and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pendergrass
- 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 Pendergrass:
- 34.452311, -86.101923
- 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 Pendergrass
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Pendergrass is near DeKalb County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Pendergrass ...
We found one communities that share the name Pendergrass.
Within Alabama, the name Pendergrass is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pendergrass in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Pendergrass is located in Jackson County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pendergrass that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pendergrass.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pendergrass ...
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.
- Breezeway Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezeway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezeway Bay
- Breezeway Bay is located in Marshall County
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in DeKalb County
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Marshall County
- Grove Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kirbytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Little New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Marshall County
- Peters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Marshall County
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirtynine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
How Far From Pendergrass 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 Pendergrass 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<3> community of Pendergrass once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pendergrass and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pendergrass to Guntersville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pendergrass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendergrass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4523, Longitude: -86.1019 In this case, the coordinates for Pendergrass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pendergrass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pendergrass 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 313.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees. |