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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Creek 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 Creek:
    • 33.885103, -84.187419
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Creek is near DeKalb County and also Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Creek

Communities Also Named Pebble Creek ...

We found five communities that are also named Pebble Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Pebble Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pebble Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pebble Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Pebble Creek is located in Will County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Pebble Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pebble Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pebble Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pebble Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pebble Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Pebble Creek is located in Davidson County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pebble Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Creek ...

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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Four Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Hunters Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Indian Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Kings Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Lester Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mountain Brooke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
  • Mountain Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Patriots Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
  • Silver Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Smoke Rise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Smoketree
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
    • Stone Mill Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
    • Trickem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
    • Tucker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pebble Creek and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pebble Creek 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pebble Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Creek 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 Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8851, Longitude: -84.1874       In this case, the coordinates for Pebble Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.141 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.567 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.175 degrees.