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:
- 43.786700, -91.833292
- 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Since Peterson is near Winona County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winona County
- eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Minnesota, the name Peterson is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, 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
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Peterson lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peterson that is located in Fillmore County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Peterson lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peterson that is located in Fillmore County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Morgan County
- This Peterson is located in Morgan County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west of the Peterson that is located in Fillmore 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 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km] to the west of the Peterson that is located in Fillmore 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.
- Bucksnort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Winona County
- Choice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
- Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Henrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Money Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Riceford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Tawney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Peterson 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 city such as Peterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peterson and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peterson to Preston, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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: 43.7867, Longitude: -91.8333 In this case, the coordinates for Peterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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 317.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.85 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.187 degrees. |