Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pearson Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearson Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pearson Grove

• 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 Grove:
  • 39.229000, -75.753266
  • 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 Pearson Grove

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Pearson Grove is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Pearson Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearson Grove ...

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.

• Bolton
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Downs Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Forest Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
• Peacock Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peacock Corners is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
• Peters Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Plantation Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
• Shorts Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
• Slaughter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slaughter is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
• Twin Eagle Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
• Unicorn Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
• Whigville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whigville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pearson Grove and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pearson Grove to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'