Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peterson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peterson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peterson
- 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 Peterson:
- 41.109334, -111.769625
- 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 Peterson
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Peterson is near Davis County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Peterson ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Peterson.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Peterson.
Beyond Utah, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Peterson lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peterson that is located in Morgan County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Peterson lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Peterson that is located in Morgan County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peterson ...
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.
- Cherry View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
- Cherry View is located in Davis County
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Davis County
- Diamond Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Oaks
- Diamond Oaks is located in Davis County
- Dreams End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreams End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams End
- Dreams End is located in Davis County
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Hartman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Heather Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Heatherglen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherglen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Hidden Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- High View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hob Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Indians Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indians Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
- Indians Hills is located in Davis County
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Littleton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Oak Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Davis County
- Quail Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Creek is located in Davis County
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
- Quail Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Quail Point is located in Davis County
- Quail Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
- Rachels Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rachels Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
- Rachels Place is located in Davis County
- Raintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Rolling Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Royal Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Davis County
- Shadow Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
- Snow Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Canyon
- Snow Canyon is located in Davis County
- Summer Haze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Haze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Tiffany Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Tri Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Valley Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Wooded Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
- Jones
How Far From Peterson 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 Peterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peterson and extending to:
- Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Peterson to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 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 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 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 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Peterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1093, Longitude: -111.7696 |
| <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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Peterson 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> | 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. |
| <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 Peterson 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 331.861 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.441 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.671 degrees. |