Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pebble Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pebble Run

• 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 Run:
  • 39.621389, -86.199722
  • 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 Pebble Run

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Pebble Run is near Marion County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Pebble Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Run ...

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.

• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clearview is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eagle Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
• El Dorado
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
• Frances
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Frances is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Glenns Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
• Golden Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hunters Pointe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
• Imperial Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Imperial Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Hills
• Pebble Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pebble Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
• Stones Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
• Waters Edge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
• Willow Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes

How Far From Pebble Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pebble Run and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pebble Run to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'