Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peters and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peters
- 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 Peters:
- 37.980519, -121.048878
- 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 Peters
- 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 San Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Since Peters is near Calaveras County and also Stanislaus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- eBird sighting report for Stanislaus 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 Peters ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Peters.
Within California, the name Peters is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Peters [Lake County].
- Saint Clair County
- This Peters is located in Saint Clair County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Peters that is located in San Joaquin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Peters.
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters ...
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.
- Ampere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Collegeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Five Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- French Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
- French Camp is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <5>
- Jenny Lind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manteca Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
- Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
- Mormon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Summer Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Home
- Summer Home is located in San Joaquin County
- Valley Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home
- Valley Home is located in Stanislaus County
- Van Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manteca Junction
How Far From Peters 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 Peters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peters and extending to:
- Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peters to Stockton, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,143 miles [13,104.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Peters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9805, Longitude: -121.0489 |
| <3> | 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 Peters 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 county. 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Peters 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 339.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.804 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.325 degrees. |