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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 Peeks Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peeks Crossing 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 Peeks Crossing:
- 33.306230, -84.597984
- 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 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Peeks Crossing is near Fayette County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding 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 Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeks 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.
- Blackjack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Chestnutfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Clover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Crescent Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Oak is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Oak
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Elders Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elders Mill is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Mill
- Farmdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmdale is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Fishers Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Jennings Yard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Longstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Meadow Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Overlook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Peachtree City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Piney Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Rockspray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockspray is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
- Sawmill Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Spyglass Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetwater Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Tapestry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tapestry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry
- Twigs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
- Vineyard Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Wisdom Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
How Far From Peeks Crossing 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 Peeks 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 Peeks Crossing and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peeks Crossing to Newnan, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Peeks Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Peeks Crossing 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 Peeks Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3062, Longitude: -84.5980 In this case, the coordinates for Peeks Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.474 degrees. |
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