Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peru, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peru and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peru
- 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 Peru:
- 44.506440, -70.405147
- 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 Peru
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Peru is near Franklin County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Peru ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Peru.
Within Maine, the name Peru is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Peru [Allen County].
- Chautauqua County
- This Peru is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Peru.
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Peru is located in Clinton County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<3> to the west of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Peru.
- Onondaga County
- This Peru is located in Onondaga County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west southwest of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Peru.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Peru [Haywood County].
- Onslow County
- This Peru is located in Onslow County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Peru.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Peru.
- Huron County
- This Peru is located in Huron County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Peru.
- Wyandot County
- This community is historic and although located in Wyandot County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Peru.
- Ontario
- This Peru lies 476 miles [766 km]<3> to the west of the Peru that is located in Oxford County.
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peru ...
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.
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dickvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Gilbertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Oxford County
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <5>
- Tainter Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Corner
- Tainter Corner is located in Franklin County
- Virginia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Peru 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 Peru to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peru and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peru to South Paris, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,985 miles [6,413.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peru. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Peru 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. |
| <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 Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Peru) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peru. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5064, Longitude: -70.4051 In this case, the coordinates for Peru have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Peru 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 303.227 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.099 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.123 degrees. |