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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 Pearce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearce 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 Pearce:
- 31.258787, -85.226043
- 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 Pearce
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Pearce is near Henry County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Early 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 Pearce
Communities Also Named Pearce ...
We found two communities that are also named Pearce.
Within Alabama, the name Pearce is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Pearce is located in Cochise County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pearce that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Pearce.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pearce [Yazoo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearce ...
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.
- Barber
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottondale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Headland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Love Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Love Hill is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
- Melody Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
- Pansey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pansey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansey
- Parish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Shady Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Stadium Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Pearce 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 Pearce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pearce and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pearce to Dothan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Pearce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pearce 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 Pearce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2588, Longitude: -85.2260 In this case, the coordinates for Pearce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.731 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.163 degrees. |
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