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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:
- 42.626581, -82.598007
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Pearl Beach is near Macomb County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 ...
- Branch County
- This Pearl Beach is located in Branch County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pearl Beach that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch 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.
- Anchorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Babys Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
- Clays Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clays Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Landing
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Leaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Leaf is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
- Perch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
- Starville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Pearl Beach 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 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:
- Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pearl Beach to Port Huron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 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 drawn 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: 42.6266, Longitude: -82.5980 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 311.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.854 degrees. |
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