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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 Pebble Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Brook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brook:
    • 34.122046, -83.976294
    • 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 Pebble Brook
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Pebble Brook is near Hall County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Pebble Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Brook ...

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.

  • Beard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beard is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
  • Carrols Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Frontier Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
  • Gay Lan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
    • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Gravel Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
  • Green Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Hammer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hammer is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Misty Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Misty Cove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
    • Rest Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Roberts Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
    • Sugar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
    • Woodlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodlake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Pebble Brook 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 Pebble Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pebble Brook and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pebble Brook to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Pebble Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pebble Brook 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 Pebble Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1220, Longitude: -83.9763       In this case, the coordinates for Pebble Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.026 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.468 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.034 degrees.