Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peterson Corner

• 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 Corner:
  • 46.823711, -123.117086
  • 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 Peterson Corner

• 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
  • Since Peterson Corner is near Grays Harbor County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Peterson Corner

Communities Also Named Peterson Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Peterson Corner.

Within Washington, the name Peterson Corner is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Peterson Corner in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Peterson Corner lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peterson Corner that is located in Thurston County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peterson Corner ...

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.

• Bordeaux ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Bunker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bunker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cedarville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Delphi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delphi is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Grand Mound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grand Mound is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
• Independence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Littlerock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlerock is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <2>
• Maytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maytown is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Michigan Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill

How Far From Peterson Corner 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 Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peterson Corner to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 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 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'