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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peters Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peters Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Peters Creek:
    • 36.592238, -80.317092
    • 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 Peters Creek
  • 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 Peters Creek ...

We found six communities that share the name Peters Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Peters Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Peters Creek lies 3,361 miles [5,409 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peters Creek that is located in Patrick County.
    • Illinois
      • Hardin County
      • This Peters Creek is located in Hardin County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west of the Peters Creek that is located in Patrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Peters Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Peters Creek [Barren County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Peters Creek that is located in Patrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Peters Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Peters Creek [Allegheny County].
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Peters Creek [Lancaster County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters Creek ...

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.

  • Dry Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Dry Pond is located in Patrick County
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Patrick County
  • Georges Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Georges Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Gilbert Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
    • Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County
  • Harts Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
    • Harts Store is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jessup Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
    • Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Joyce Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
    • Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Meadowfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
    • Meadowfield is located in Patrick County
  • Patrick Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Peters Creek 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 Peters Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Peters Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peters Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peters Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5922, Longitude: -80.3171    
<2>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 Creek 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Peters Creek 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 309.906 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.391 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.875 degrees.




 

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