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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 Pearll City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearll City 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 Pearll City:
- 44.981957, -84.683641
- 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 Pearll City
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Pearll City is near Crawford County and also Antrim County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim 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 Pearll City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearll City ...
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.
- Bucks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Graves Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
- Green River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green River is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Timbers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wildwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolverine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Pearll City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pearll City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pearll City and extending to:
- Gaylord, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pearll City to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pearll City) 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 Pearll City 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 Pearll City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9820, Longitude: -84.6836 In this case, the coordinates for Pearll City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.061 degrees. |
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