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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearl Beach 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 Pearl Beach:
- 41.824216, -84.986353
- 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 Beach
- 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 Branch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
- Since Pearl Beach is near Steuben County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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 Beach
Communities Also Named Pearl Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Pearl Beach.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Pearl Beach.
Beyond Michigan.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Saint Clair County
- This Pearl Beach is located in Saint Clair County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pearl Beach that is located in Branch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pearl Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearl Beach ...
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.
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Canada Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crystal Beach is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Glen Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Eden is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Hatmaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kinderhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Lake James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake James is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
- Nevada Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Trailtree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
How Far From Pearl Beach 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pearl Beach and extending to:
- Coldwater, which is the Seat of Branch County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pearl Beach to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearl Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Beach 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 Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8242, Longitude: -84.9864 In this case, the coordinates for Pearl Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.287 degrees. |
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