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Communities Also Named Pearl Lake ...
We found three communities that share the name Pearl Lake.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Pearl Lake.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pearl Lake [Benzie County].
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Pearl Lake [Stearns County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearl Lake ...
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.
- Eden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellengowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellengowan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellengowan
- Lake Rosalind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Malcolm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peabody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peabody came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Scone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scone
How Far From Pearl Lake 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 Pearl Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pearl Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 275 miles [442.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pearl Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pearl Lake 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 . 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. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearl Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearl Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2025, Longitude: -81.0592 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.677 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.50 degrees. |
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