Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peterson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peterson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peterson
- 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 Peterson:
- 33.376991, -111.957644
- 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 Peterson
- 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Since Peterson is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal 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 Peterson ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Peterson.
Within Arizona, the name Peterson is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Peterson lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peterson that is located in Maricopa County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Peterson lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the north of the Peterson that is located in Maricopa County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Morgan County
- This Peterson is located in Morgan County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north of the Peterson that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Peterson.
- Weber County
- This Peterson is located in Weber County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the north of the Peterson that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Peterson.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peterson ...
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.
- Cloverleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cloverleaf is located in Maricopa County
- Dusk File
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Guadalupe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
- Heatherbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heatherbrook is located in Maricopa County
- Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hightown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Minnesota Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Court
- Minnesota Court is located in Maricopa County
- Normal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Junction
- Normal Junction is located in Maricopa County
- Orangetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Maricopa County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Patrick Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Park
- Patrick Park is located in Maricopa County
- Pepperwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
- Pepperwood is located in Maricopa County
- Quail Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Place
- Quail Place is located in Maricopa County
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Wheel Inn Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheel Inn Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Inn Ranch
- Wheel Inn Ranch is located in Maricopa County
- Wonder Rift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Rift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Rift
- Wonder Rift is located in Maricopa County
- Patrick Park
How Far From Peterson 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 Peterson 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 community of Peterson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Peterson and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Peterson to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 112 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 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 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3770, Longitude: -111.9576 In this case, the coordinates for Peterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Peterson 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. |
| <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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Peterson 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 331.056 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.802 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.112 degrees. |