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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 Pierson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pierson 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 Pierson:
    • 29.239526, -81.465601
    • 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 Pierson
  • 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 Pierson ...

We found six communities that share the name Pierson.

Within Florida, the name Pierson is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Pierson is located in Piatt County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pierson that is located in Volusia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Pierson.
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • This Pierson is located in Woodbury County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pierson that is located in Volusia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Pierson.
    • Manitoba
      • This Pierson lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pierson that is located in Volusia County.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Pierson is located in Montcalm County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the north of the Pierson that is located in Volusia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Pierson.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pierson [Fayette County].
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Pierson [Whitman County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierson ...

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.

  • Bakerstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown
    • Bakerstown is located in Volusia County
  • Barberville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Codys Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codys Corner
    • Codys Corner is located in Flagler County
  • Crescent City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crescent City Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
    • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
  • Deadman Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Landing
    • Deadman Landing is located in Volusia County
  • Deanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
    • Deanville is located in Flagler County
  • Mosquito Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Grove
    • Mosquito Grove is located in Lake County
  • New Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Run
    • New Run is located in Putnam County
  • Relay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Relay is located in Flagler County
  • Yellow Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Lake County

How Far From Pierson to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Pierson to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pierson to De Land, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Pierson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pierson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2395, Longitude: -81.4656    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pierson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pierson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.39 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.897 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.293 degrees.









 

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