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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 Peavy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peavy 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 Peavy:
- 33.140481, -85.453796
- 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 Peavy
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Peavy is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Peavy
Communities Also Named Peavy ...
We found one communities that are also named Peavy.
Within Alabama, the name Peavy is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Peavy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Peavy is located in Angelina County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Peavy that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Peavy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peavy ...
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.
- Bishop Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
- Blake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Clackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Denny Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Doublehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- High Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Pine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence
How Far From Peavy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peavy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peavy and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Peavy to Wedowee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peavy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Peavy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peavy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1405, Longitude: -85.4538 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.851 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.845 degrees. |
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