Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peach Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peach Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peach Orchard
- 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 Peach Orchard:
- 29.550246, -82.496219
- 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 Peach Orchard
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Peach Orchard is near Levy County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Levy County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Peach Orchard ...
We found seven communities that share the name Peach Orchard.
Within Florida, the name Peach Orchard is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clay County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Clay County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Peach Orchard.
- Georgia
- Richmond 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 Georgia community of Peach Orchard [Richmond County].
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the north of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Peach Orchard.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Peach Orchard.
- Talbot County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the north northeast of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Peach Orchard.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Peach Orchard.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Peach Orchard.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peach Orchard ...
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.
- Adam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Archer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
- Clinch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Half Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - John H McIntosh Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
- John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Pinesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
- Pinesville is located in Alachua County
- Riceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Robinswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
How Far From Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peach Orchard and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peach Orchard to Gainesville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peach Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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- Peach Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peach Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5502, Longitude: -82.4962 In this case, the coordinates for Peach Orchard 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard 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 310.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.601 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.565 degrees. |