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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 Pera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pera 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 Pera:
    • 31.135453, -86.091887
    • 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 Pera
  • 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 Geneva County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
    • Since Pera is near Coffee County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Pera

Communities Also Named Pera ...

We found two communities that are also named Pera.

Within Alabama, the name Pera is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Reeves County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Reeves County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Pera.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Pera is located in Amherst County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pera that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Pera.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pera ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Coffee Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • County Line
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • County Line is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Earlytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Earlytown is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlytown
  • Goodman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodman is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Hollys Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollys Ferry is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Ferry
  • Perry Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Perry Store is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Store
  • Piney Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Royals Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Royals Crossroads is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Crossroads
  • Sellersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sellersville is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
  • Spears
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spears is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears

How Far From Pera 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 Pera to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pera and extending to:

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pera to Geneva, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north (N). 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 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pera) 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 Pera 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 Pera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1355, Longitude: -86.0919       In this case, the coordinates for Pera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.09 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.51 degrees.