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39.156312, -83.015968
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We found eleven communities that are also named Peck.
Within Ohio, the name Peck is unique.
Beyond Ohio, 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 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the south of the Peck that is located in Pike 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 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peck that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Peck.
Kansas
Sedgwick County
This Peck is located in Sedgwick County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Peck that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Peck.
Louisiana
Catahoula Parish
This Peck is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Peck that is located in Pike 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 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north of the Peck that is located in Pike 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.
Oregon
Douglas County
This Peck is located in Douglas County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peck that is located in Pike 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.
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 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:
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Peck to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn 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 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.
<5>
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: 39.1563, Longitude: -83.0160
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.497 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.586 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.215 degrees.