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34.003757, -81.303990
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We found eleven communities that are also named Peters.
Within South Carolina, the name Peters is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marshall County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Peters [Marshall County].
Arkansas
Lee County
This Peters is located in Lee County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Peters.
California
San Joaquin County
This Peters is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Peters.
Florida
Miami-Dade County
This Peters is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the south of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Peters.
Illinois
Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Peters [Madison County].
Kansas
Kingman County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Peters [Kingman County].
Michigan
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Peters [Lake County].
Saint Clair County
This Peters is located in Saint Clair County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the north of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Peters.
Nebraska
Sheridan County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Peters [Sheridan County].
North Dakota
Logan County
This Peters is located in Logan County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Peters.
Texas
Austin County
This Peters is located in Austin County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Peters that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Peters.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters ...
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 Peters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peters and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Peters to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Peters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Peters 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.
<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 Peters 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 Peters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0038, Longitude: -81.3040 In this case, the coordinates for Peters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.476 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.668 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.033 degrees.