Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peaden:
  • 30.908517, -86.583009
  • 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 Peaden

• 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 Okaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
  • Since Peaden is near Covington County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Peaden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peaden ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Deerland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerland is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
• Flowersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flowersville is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowersville
• Garden City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Good Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pond Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond Creek is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
• Rock Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Silver Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Wing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing

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

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

• Crestview, which is the Seat of Okaloosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Peaden to Crestview, 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'