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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 Pearsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearsonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pearsonville:
    • 35.805337, -117.873112
    • 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 Pearsonville
  • 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 Pearsonville ...

We found one communities that share the name Pearsonville.

Within California, the name Pearsonville is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Pearsonville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pearsonville lies 2,760 miles [4,441.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pearsonville that is located in Inyo County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearsonville ...

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.

  • Bradys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys
    • Bradys is located in Kern County
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Kern County
  • China Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunmovin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmovin
    • Dunmovin is located in Inyo County
    • Dunmovin has also been known as:
    • Dun Movin
    • Dun Moving
    • Dunmoving
  • Freeman ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Kern County
  • Harts Place
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
    • Harts Place is located in Kern County
  • Indian Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
    • Indian Wells is located in Kern County
  • Little Dixie ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
    • Little Dixie is located in Kern County
  • Little Lake ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Onyx
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Skytop
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skytop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
    • Skytop is located in San Bernardino County

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

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

  • Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Pearsonville to Independence, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,217 miles [13,224 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Pearsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8053, Longitude: -117.8731    
<2>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.
<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 Pearsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.173 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.178 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.43 degrees.









 

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