Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peacock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peacock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peacock
- 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 Peacock:
- 31.597383, -86.212455
- 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 Peacock
- 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- Since Peacock is near Coffee County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Peacock ...
We found five communities that share the name Peacock.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Peacock.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Peacock ...
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.
- Baltic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bullock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Covington County
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Ivy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Merrill Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Pleasant Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County
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- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Saddle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Hill
- Saddle Hill is located in Coffee County
- Sanders Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
- Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Social Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Weed Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Crossroad
- Weed Crossroad is located in Crenshaw County
- Rose Hill
How Far From Peacock 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 Peacock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Peacock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Peacock and extending to:
- Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Peacock to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peacock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peacock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5974, Longitude: -86.2125 In this case, the coordinates for Peacock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Peacock 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> | 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 Peacock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Peacock 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 313.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.467 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.463 degrees. |