Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pearces, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pearces and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pearces

• 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 Pearces:
  • 35.916542, -78.306941
  • 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 Pearces

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Pearces is near Wake County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Pearces

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearces ...

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.

• Bunn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <1>
• Daddysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Daddysville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daddysville
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowlers Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fowlers Crossroads is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
• Gold Valley Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gold Valley Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Valley Crossroads
• Halls Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
• Harris Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Lizard Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lizard Lick is located in Wake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard Lick
• Pilot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
• Pine Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Rocky Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
• Royal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Social Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Social Plains is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Plains
• Union Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hope is located in Nash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope

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

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

• Louisburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pearces to Louisburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'