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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 Pera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pera 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 Pera:
- 37.617637, -79.291420
- 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 Pera
- 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since Pera is near Bedford County and also Buena Vista City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buena Vista City
- 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 Pera
Communities Also Named Pera ...
We found two communities that are also named Pera.
Within Virginia, the name Pera is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Pera is located in Geneva County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pera that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Pera.
- Texas
- Reeves County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Reeves County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Pera.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pera ...
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.
- Balcony Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- Buffalo Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Eagles Eyrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagles Eyrie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Eyrie
- Fancy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Forks of Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Major is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Salt Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Pera to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pera and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pera to Amherst, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Pera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pera 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 Pera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6176, Longitude: -79.2914 In this case, the coordinates for Pera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.118 degrees. |
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