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Communities Also Named Pierson ...

We found six communities that share the name Pierson.

Within Manitoba, the name Pierson is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Pierson is located in Volusia County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Pierson.
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Pierson is located in Piatt County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Pierson.
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • This Pierson is located in Woodbury County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Pierson.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Pierson is located in Montcalm County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Pierson.
    • Texas
      • Fayette 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 Texas community of Pierson [Fayette County].
    • Washington
      • Whitman 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 Pierson [Whitman County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierson ...

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.

  • Antler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
    • Antler is located in Bottineau County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antler <4>
  • Broomhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomhill
  • Fertile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Frys
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys
  • Goodlands
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlands
  • Pipestone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone

How Far From Pierson 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 Pierson to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pierson and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pierson to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pierson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1777, Longitude: -101.2636    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pierson 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pierson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.184 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.387 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.221 degrees.









 

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