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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 Pecan Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan Terrace 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 Pecan Terrace:
- 31.576564, -84.077406
- 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 Pecan Terrace
- 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Pecan Terrace is near Lee County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Pecan Terrace
Communities Also Named Pecan Terrace ...
We found one communities that are also named Pecan Terrace.
Within Georgia, the name Pecan Terrace is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pecan Terrace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Pecan Terrace is located in Greenville County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pecan Terrace that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pecan Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan Terrace ...
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.
- Coachman Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eleanor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Garden Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hinds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Nutview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nutview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
- Pecan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Pecan Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
- Radium Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Radium Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
- Ragsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
- Sandalwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
How Far From Pecan Terrace 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 Pecan Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pecan Terrace and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pecan Terrace to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Pecan Terrace) 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 Pecan Terrace 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 Pecan Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5766, Longitude: -84.0774 In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.964 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.672 degrees. |
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