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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pendergrass
Communities Also Named Pendergrass ...
We found one communities that are also named 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.
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)
- Breezeway Bay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezeway Bay
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grove Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Kirbytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbytown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Little New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little New York is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Peters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
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<2> 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees. |
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