Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pearson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pearson
- 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 Pearson:
- 33.024781, -87.318258
- 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 Pearson
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Pearson is near Bibb County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Pearson ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Pearson.
Within Alabama, the name Pearson is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pearson [Cleburne County].
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pearson [Union County].
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Pearson is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pearson that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Pearson.
- Yuba County
- This Pearson is located in Yuba County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km] to the west northwest of the Pearson that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Pearson.
- Georgia
- Atkinson County
- This Pearson is located in Atkinson County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pearson that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Pearson.
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pearson [Coffee County].
- Idaho
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Pearson lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pearson that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pearson [Bayfield County].
- Langlade County
- This Pearson is located in Langlade County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<2> to the north of the Pearson that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Pearson.
- Wyoming
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearson ...
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 Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Choctaw Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
- Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
- Eastern Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Eastern Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Goodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
- Huntland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jamesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Bibb County
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Little Hope is located in Bibb County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
- Pondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Red Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Youngbloods Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngbloods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry
- Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
How Far From Pearson 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 Pearson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pearson and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pearson to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pearson 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0248, Longitude: -87.3183 |
| <3> | 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 Pearson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Pearson 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 313.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.541 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.606 degrees. |