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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 Pendergrass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pendergrass 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 Pendergrass:
    • 34.163826, -83.680936
    • 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 Pendergrass
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Pendergrass is near Hall County and also Barrow 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 Barrow 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 Pendergrass

Communities Also Named Pendergrass ...

We found one communities that are also named Pendergrass.

Within Georgia, the name Pendergrass is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pendergrass in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pendergrass [Marshall County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pendergrass ...

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.

  • Dry Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Ednaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ednaville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
  • Frontier Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
  • Holders
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holders is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marcus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Pond Fork ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
  • Sells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sells is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
  • Sugar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Tanner Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill

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

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

  • Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pendergrass to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pendergrass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Pendergrass) 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 Pendergrass 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 Pendergrass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1638, Longitude: -83.6809       In this case, the coordinates for Pendergrass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.854 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.276 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.907 degrees.