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Communities Also Named Peru ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Peru.

Within Ontario, the name Peru is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Peru [Randolph County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Peru [Hillsborough County].
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Peru is located in La Salle County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Peru.
    • Indiana
      • Miami County
      • This Peru is located in Miami County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Peru.
    • Iowa
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Peru [Madison County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Peru.
    • Kentucky
      • Oldham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Peru [Oldham County].
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Peru is located in Oxford County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Peru.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Peru is located in Berkshire County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Peru.
    • Michigan
      • Peru #
      • This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Peru.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Peru is located in Bates County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Peru.
    • Nebraska
      • Nemaha County
      • This Peru is located in Nemaha County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Peru.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Peru is located in Clinton County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<3> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Peru.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Peru is located in Onondaga County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Peru.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Peru.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the .
      • 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 213 miles [342.8 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • 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 .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Peru.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Peru is located in Centre County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Peru.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Peru is located in Bennington County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Peru.
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy County
      • This Peru is located in Hardy County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Peru.
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • This Peru is located in Portage County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Peru.
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • This Peru is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Peru.

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.

  • Ash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Cedar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Martins Mills ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
  • Milltown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Scotch Block
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stewarttown Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewarttown Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarttown Station

How Far From Peru to ...

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 Peru to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peru and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 245 miles [394.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Peru to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 . 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.
<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 Peru, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- 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: 43.5122, Longitude: -79.9106    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.335 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.792 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.205 degrees.




 

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