Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peeks 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 Peeks Corner:
  • 34.393145, -85.873027
  • 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 Peeks 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Peeks Corner is near Jackson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Peeks Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeks 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.

• Bootsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
• Clyde ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Gilbert Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
• Guest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Guest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
• Hughes Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
• Luna ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Luna is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Lydia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lydia is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Pine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Plainview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainview is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Portersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peeks Corner and extending to:

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peeks Corner to Fort Payne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'