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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 Pebblebrook Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebblebrook Estates 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 Pebblebrook Estates:
- 33.820661, -84.527432
- 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 Pebblebrook Estates
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Pebblebrook Estates is near Fulton County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Pebblebrook Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebblebrook Estates ...
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.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boulder Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Boulder Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- De Foor Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
- Flagstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flagstone is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Furniture City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Greens Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ivy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzie is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nickajack is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
- Pine Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Rose Garden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
- Saddleback Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
- Songwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Songwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
- Summit Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
- Whisperwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
How Far From Pebblebrook Estates 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 Pebblebrook Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pebblebrook Estates and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pebblebrook Estates to Marietta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pebblebrook Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pebblebrook Estates 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 Pebblebrook Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8207, Longitude: -84.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Pebblebrook Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.339 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.324 degrees. |
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