Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peterson Hill:
  • 31.781830, -84.848256
  • 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 Peterson Hill

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Peterson Hill is near Quitman County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Peterson Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peterson Hill ...

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.

• Bass Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bass Store is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
• Benevolence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
• Cotton Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Gore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gore is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
• Grubb ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubb is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
• Hatcher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Pumpkintown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Shivers Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
• Springvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springvale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Springvale Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Cuthbert, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Peterson Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'