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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pecks Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecks Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pecks Corners:
    • 41.583893, -81.349154
    • 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 Pecks Corners
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecks Corners ...

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.

  • Chagrin Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chagrin Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chagrin Harbor
    • Chagrin Harbor is located in Lake County
  • Chesterland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
    • Chesterland is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <2>
  • Erie Side
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Side
    • Erie Side is located in Lake County
  • Fowlers Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
    • Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
  • Fullertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
    • Fullertown is located in Geauga County
  • Gates Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Mills
    • Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates Mills <2>
  • Hunting Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
    • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Little Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
    • Little Mountain is located in Lake County
  • Mentor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <2>
  • Novelty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
    • Novelty is located in Geauga County
  • Parks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Corner
    • Parks Corner is located in Lake County
  • Rush Road ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
    • Rush Road is located in Lake County
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    • Scotland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Geauga County
    • Timberlake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Vinewood Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinewood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood Beach
      • Vinewood Beach is located in Lake County
    • Will-O-Way Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Will-O-Way Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Way Beach
      • Will-O-Way Beach is located in Lake County
    • Will-O-Wick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Will-O-Wick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Wick
      • Will-O-Wick is located in Lake County
    • Willowick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
      • Willowick is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowick <2>

How Far From Pecks Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pecks Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pecks Corners and extending to:

  • Painesville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pecks Corners to Painesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pecks Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Pecks Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecks Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5839, Longitude: -81.3492    
<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 Pecks Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.374 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.67 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.632 degrees.









 

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