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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 Pearsall Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearsall Gardens 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 Pearsall Gardens:
- 34.752869, -86.593048
- 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 Pearsall Gardens
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Pearsall Gardens is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Pearsall Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearsall Gardens ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Cherry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Darwin Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Meadow Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Stag Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Summit Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Terry Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Union Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Pearsall Gardens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pearsall Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pearsall Gardens and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pearsall Gardens to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearsall Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pearsall Gardens 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 Pearsall Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7529, Longitude: -86.5930 In this case, the coordinates for Pearsall Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.939 degrees. |
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