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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebblebrook 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 Pebblebrook:
    • 31.477128, -83.567111
    • 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
  • 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 Tift County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tift County
    • Since Pebblebrook is near Worth County and also Irwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Irwin 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

Communities Also Named Pebblebrook ...

We found four communities that are also named Pebblebrook.

Within Georgia, the name Pebblebrook is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pebblebrook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pebblebrook that is located in Tift County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pebblebrook.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Pebblebrook is located in Wake County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pebblebrook that is located in Tift County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Pebblebrook.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pebblebrook that is located in Tift County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pebblebrook.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pebblebrook that is located in Tift County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Pebblebrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebblebrook ...

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.

  • Eldorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldorado is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Ferry Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Lake is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
  • Hoganville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoganville is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoganville
  • Kelltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kelltown is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelltown
  • Scooterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scooterville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooterville
  • Sunsweet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunsweet is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
  • Ty Ty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

  • Tifton, which is the Seat of Tift County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pebblebrook to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pebblebrook) 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 Pebblebrook 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4771, Longitude: -83.5671       In this case, the coordinates for Pebblebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.686 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.509 degrees.