Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pear, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pear and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pear
- 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 Pear:
- 37.800950, -80.969260
- 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 Pear
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Pear is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Summers 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pear ...
We found one communities that share the name Pear.
Within West Virginia, the name Pear is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Pear in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Pear #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=37.800950&lon=-80.969260&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Pear.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pear ...
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.
- Bragg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Export ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Greenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hamlet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Kathryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Layland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Meadow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Pluto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Prince
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Prince is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince <2>
- Red Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
- Red Spring is located in Fayette County
- Royal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sandstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
- Tina ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prince
How Far From Pear 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 Pear to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Pear once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pear and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pear to Beckley, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pear) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pear. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8010, Longitude: -80.9693 In this case, the coordinates for Pear have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pear to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.987 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.757 degrees. |