Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peterville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peterville

• 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 Peterville:
  • 40.216988, -89.993171
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Peterville

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Peterville is near Menard County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Peterville

Communities Also Named Peterville ...

We found one communities that are also named Peterville.

Within Illinois, the name Peterville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Peterville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Prince Edward Island
    • This Peterville lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peterville that is located in Mason County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peterville ...

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.

• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
• Bishop
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Bobtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bobtown is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Buzzville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buzzville is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
• Havana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <2>
• Liverpool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Liverpool is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
• Long Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Long Branch is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marbletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moscow is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Poplar City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar City is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar City <2>
• Quiver Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach

How Far From Peterville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Havana, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Peterville to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'