Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peacocks Crossing:
  • 32.870435, -82.755692
  • 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 Peacocks Crossing

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Peacocks Crossing is near Johnson County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Peacocks Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peacocks Crossing ...

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.

• Donovan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Donovan is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
• Hazard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hazard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
• Irwins Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
• Pringle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pringle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
• Riddleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddleville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Rose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Sandersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <1>
• Sun Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
• Tanner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tanner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peacocks Crossing and extending to:

• Sandersville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Peacocks Crossing to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'