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:
- 44.580962, -73.527372
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Peru is near Essex County and also Grand Isle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Grand Isle 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.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Peru.
Beyond New York, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen 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 Kansas community of Peru [Allen County].
- Chautauqua County
- This Peru is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peru that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Peru.
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Haywood 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 North Carolina community of Peru [Haywood County].
- Onslow County
- This Peru is located in Onslow County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Peru that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Peru.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<3> 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 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peru that is located in Clinton 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 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west of the Peru that is located in Clinton 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.
- Beartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Gordon Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Gordon Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Grand Isle Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle Station
- Grand Isle Station is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Green Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Street have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street
- Green Street is located in Essex County
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Clinton County
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Salmon River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
- Salmon River is located in Clinton County
- South Hero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hero <5>
- Stevens Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Landing
- Stevens Landing is located in Clinton County
- Swastika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Peru 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 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:
- Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Peru to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,115 miles [6,622.5 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 Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- 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: 44.5810, Longitude: -73.5274 |
| <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 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. |
| <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 Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 305.163 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.277 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.599 degrees. |