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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peck and the surrounding area.
- 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 Peck:
- 37.477383, -97.371517
- 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 Peck
- 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- Since Peck is near Sumner County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Peck
Communities Also Named Peck ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Peck.
Within Kansas, the name Peck is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Peck is located in Leon County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Peck.
- Idaho
- Nez Perce County
- This Peck is located in Nez Perce County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Peck.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Peck is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Peck.
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Peck is located in Sanilac County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Peck.
- Mississippi
- Union 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 Mississippi community of Peck [Union County].
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Peck.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Peck is located in Pike County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Peck.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Peck is located in Douglas County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peck that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Peck.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair 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 Pennsylvania community of Peck [Blair County].
- Tennessee
- Weakley 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 Tennessee community of Peck [Weakley County].
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield 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 Wisconsin community of Peck [Bayfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peck ...
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.
- Cessna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cessna is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oatville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sand Burr Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Burr Hill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Burr Hill
- Sunset Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Park is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Peck 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 Peck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peck and extending to:
- Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Peck to Wichita, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,502 miles [12,073.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Peck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Peck 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 Peck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Peck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4774, Longitude: -97.3715 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.834 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.119 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.314 degrees. |
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