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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 Perry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry 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 Perry:
- 42.827554, -84.219204
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Perry
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Perry ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Perry.
Within Michigan, the name Perry is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Perry is located in Perry County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perry.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Perry is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Perry.
- Santa Clara County
- This Perry is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km] to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Perry.
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Perry is located in Taylor County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the south of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Perry.
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Perry is located in Houston County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the south of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Perry.
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Perry [Jackson County].
- Pike County
- This Perry is located in Pike County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Perry.
- Iowa
- Dallas County
- This Perry is located in Dallas County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Perry.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Perry [Atchison County].
- Jefferson County
- This Perry is located in Jefferson County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Perry.
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Perry [Jessamine County].
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Perry is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Perry.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Perry [Aroostook County].
- Washington County
- This Perry is located in Washington County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perry.
- Mississippi
- Stone County
- This Perry is located in Stone County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Perry.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Perry is located in Ralls County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Perry.
- Nebraska
- Red Willow County
- This Perry is located in Red Willow County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Perry.
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Perry.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Perry is located in Wyoming County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Perry.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- This Perry is located in Gaston County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Perry.
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Perry [Sargent County].
- Ohio
- Lake County
- This Perry is located in Lake County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Perry.
- Perry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Perry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perry.
- Oklahoma
- Noble County
- This Perry is located in Noble County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Perry.
- Ontario
- This Perry lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- Oregon
- Union County
- This Perry is located in Union County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Perry.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Perry [Berks County].
- Forest County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Perry [Forest County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Perry is located in Aiken County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Perry.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Perry [Lawrence County].
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Perry [Madison County].
- Texas
- Falls County
- This Perry is located in Falls County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Perry.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Perry is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Perry.
- Salt Lake County
- This Perry is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the west of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Perry.
- Vermont
- Caledonia County
- This Perry is located in Caledonia County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Perry.
- Washington
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Perry [Columbia County].
- Franklin County
- This Perry is located in Franklin County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Perry.
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This Perry is located in Hardy County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Perry that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Perry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry ...
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.
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <5>
- Deer Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fowlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meridian
- From Perry to Meridian
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Price
- From Perry to Price
- Union Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Plains
- Union Plains is located in Shiawassee County
- Wolf Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing
- Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
How Far From Perry 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 city such as Perry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perry and extending to:
- Corunna, which is the Seat of Shiawassee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perry to Corunna, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8276, Longitude: -84.2192 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Perry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Perry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Perry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.167 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.889 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.58 degrees. |
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