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:
- 36.040944, -82.335410
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Peterson is near Yancey County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 North Carolina, the name Peterson is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peterson that is located in Mitchell County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Peterson lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peterson that is located in Mitchell County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Morgan County
- This Peterson is located in Morgan County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peterson that is located in Mitchell 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 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km] to the west northwest of the Peterson that is located in Mitchell 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.
- Bee Log
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Day Book
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <5>
- Hawk Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Honeycutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Huntdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lost Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Peppers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pigeonroost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Pleasant Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Garden is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Poplar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Relief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Upper Pigeonroost
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pigeonroost
- Upper Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County
- Pigeonroost
How Far From Peterson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peterson and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Peterson to Bakersville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 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 Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 obstructions 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: 36.0409, Longitude: -82.3354 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 311.098 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.676 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.862 degrees. |