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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 Pearl Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearl Estates 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 Pearl Estates:
    • 39.687611, -75.985779
    • 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 Pearl Estates
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Pearl Estates is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Pearl Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearl Estates ...

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.

  • Blake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • 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
  • Blueball
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Chrome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • 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
  • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
  • 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
  • Ponds Edge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
  • Stony Chase Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sunset Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
    • Sunset Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Sunview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
    • Union Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Zion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Zion is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pearl Estates and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pearl Estates to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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>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'.
<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 Pearl Estates 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 Pearl Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6876, Longitude: -75.9858       In this case, the coordinates for Pearl Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.212 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.792 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.955 degrees.