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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 Pebble Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pebble Creek 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 Pebble Creek:
- 34.929839, -82.345951
- 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 Creek
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Pebble Creek is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Creek
Communities Also Named Pebble Creek ...
We found five communities that are also named Pebble Creek.
Within South Carolina, the name Pebble Creek is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south of the Pebble Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pebble Creek.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Pebble Creek.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Pebble Creek is located in Will County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Pebble Creek.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pebble Creek.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Pebble Creek is located in Davidson County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pebble Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pebble Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Creek ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Hermitage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Little Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Peppertree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Pebble Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pebble Creek and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pebble Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pebble Creek) 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 Pebble Creek 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 Pebble Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9298, Longitude: -82.3460 In this case, the coordinates for Pebble Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.092 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.179 degrees. |
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