Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pearl Estates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pearl Estates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pearl Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pearl Estates: Pearl Ests.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pearl Estates is located in Cecil County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Pearl Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearl Estates:
- Cecil County (The home county of Pearl Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Calvert
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
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- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
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- Blue Ball Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Sylmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
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- Theodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
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- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Mason Dixon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Prestige Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Winchester Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Colora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Franklinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Bradshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
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- Hydes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Lapidum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Conowingo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Havre de Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Webster Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Poole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Betterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
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- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Dogwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Lynch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Massey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Brookside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Pencader Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- English Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Keeney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- North Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Ogletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Pike Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Pennsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Hancocks Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Chrome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Strickersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Jennersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- West Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garnet Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Glen Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Summerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Slate Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bryansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Stewartstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearl Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Pearl Estates.
Cemeteries Near Pearl Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl Estates.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pearl Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearl Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krauss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Pearl Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearl Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearl Estates, with the one closest to Pearl Estates listed first.
- Calvert
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Principio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Theodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Lombard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Chrome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Sylmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Colora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Eder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearl Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearl Estates.
Newspapers Published in Pearl Estates ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearl Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearl Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pearl Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | 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 Pearl Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearl Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |