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Communities Also Named Peterson ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Peterson.

Within British Columbia, the name Peterson is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Peterson.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Peterson [Maricopa County].
    • Florida
      • Lafayette County
      • This Peterson is located in Lafayette County and lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Peterson.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Peterson [Montgomery County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Peterson [Bingham County].
    • Indiana
      • Adams County
      • This Peterson is located in Adams County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Peterson.
    • Iowa
      • Clay County
      • This Peterson is located in Clay County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Peterson.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • This Peterson is located in Finney County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Peterson.
    • Michigan
      • Alger 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 Peterson [Alger County].
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Peterson is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Peterson.
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell County
      • This Peterson is located in Mitchell County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Peterson.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass 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 North Dakota community of Peterson [Cass County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Peterson.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Peterson [Allegheny County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Peterson lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • Texas
      • Jefferson 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 Texas community of Peterson [Jefferson County].
    • Utah
      • Morgan County
      • This Peterson is located in Morgan County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • 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 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Peterson.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Peterson is located in Scott County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Peterson.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor 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 Washington community of Peterson [Grays Harbor County].
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Peterson is located in Lewis County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Peterson.

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.

  • Canoe River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe River
  • Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
  • Harvey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jackman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
  • Red Pass Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Pass Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Pass Junction
  • Spicer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Swiftwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Peterson to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 52.9208, Longitude: -119.3764    
<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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 . 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>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.
<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 Peterson 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 338.604 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.128 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.225 degrees.




 

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