Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spring:
  • 37.430426, -77.474429
  • 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 Spring

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pebble Spring ...

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.

• Cedar Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
• Cherry Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
• Chimney Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
• Courthouse Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
• Crescent Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
• Fairpines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
• Fawnbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jean Court
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kings Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Land O'Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
  • Lost Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
  • Piney Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
  • Quail Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Pebble Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pebble Spring to White House, 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 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'