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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 Peter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peter 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 Peter:
- 41.760838, -111.984191
- 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 Peter
- 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 Cache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
- Since Peter is near Box Elder County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Peter
Communities Also Named Peter ...
We found one communities that are also named Peter.
Within Utah, the name Peter is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Peter in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- This Peter is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east of the Peter that is located in Cache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Peter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peter ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Cache
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cache is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cache Junction is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Deweyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
- Fielding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Corner is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Honeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quigley Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quigley Crossing is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
How Far From Peter 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 Peter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peter and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Cache County, lies just to the East.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Peter to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,708 miles [12,404.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Peter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.745 degrees. |
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