Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pebble Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pebble Beach
- 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 Pebble Beach:
- 41.339476, -88.400067
- 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 Pebble Beach
- 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Since Pebble Beach is near Kendall County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pebble Beach ...
We found eight communities that share the name Pebble Beach.
Within Illinois, the name Pebble Beach is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Monterey County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Monterey County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Pebble Beach.
- Manitoba
- This Pebble Beach lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pebble Beach.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Livingston County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Pebble Beach.
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Carteret County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Pebble Beach.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Horry County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pebble Beach.
- Texas
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pebble Beach [Collin County].
- Washington
- Island County
- This Pebble Beach is located in Island County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pebble Beach that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Pebble Beach.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Beach ...
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.
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Claypool
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <4>
- Divine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Eileen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fields of Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
- Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
- Gaslight Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Heatherfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
- Sand Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Willow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
How Far From Pebble Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pebble Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pebble Beach and extending to:
- Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pebble Beach to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pebble Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pebble Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pebble Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3395, Longitude: -88.4001 In this case, the coordinates for Pebble Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pebble Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pebble Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.837 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.098 degrees. |