Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peak and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peak
- 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 Peak:
- 44.547064, -123.544828
- 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 Peak
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Peak is near Lincoln County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Peak ...
We found five communities that share the name Peak.
Within Oregon, the name Peak is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peak ...
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.
- Chitwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Dry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Glen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Greenberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
- Greenberry is located in Benton County
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Kings Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Valley <3>
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Link
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Little Elk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Noon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pedee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Pioneer City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Peak 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 Peak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Peak once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Peak and extending to:
- Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Peak to Corvallis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,754 miles [12,478.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5471, Longitude: -123.5448 In this case, the coordinates for Peak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Peak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Peak 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 341.716 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.265 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.734 degrees. |