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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pendergrass
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pendergrass ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Ednaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
    • Ednaville is located in Jackson County
  • Frontier Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
    • Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
  • Holders
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders
    • Holders is located in Jackson County
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Jackson County
  • Pond Fork ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
    • Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
  • Sells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
    • Sells is located in Jackson County
  • Sugar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
  • Tanner Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
    • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County

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<3> 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]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pendergrass to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pendergrass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pendergrass) to Point B.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).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.854 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.276 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.907 degrees.









 

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