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Outdoor Activities ...
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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pecks Corners
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Pecks Corners is near Geauga County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pecks Corners
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)
- Chagrin Harbor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chagrin Harbor
- Chesterland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erie Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erie Side is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Side
- Fowlers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Fullertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Gates Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Little Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Novelty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Novelty is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Parks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Corner is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Corner
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
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- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Vinewood Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinewood Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood Beach
- Will-O-Way Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Will-O-Way Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Way Beach
- Will-O-Wick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Will-O-Wick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Wick
- Willowick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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<2> beginning in Pecks Corners and extending to:
- Painesville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pecks Corners to Painesville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.632 degrees. |
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