Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peoria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peoria
- 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 Peoria:
- 40.783061, -93.374935
- 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 Peoria
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Peoria is near Lucas County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Peoria ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Peoria.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Peoria.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Peoria lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peoria that is located in Wayne County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Peoria is located in Franklin County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the Peoria that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Peoria.
- Miami County
- This Peoria is located in Miami County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east of the Peoria that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Peoria.
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Peoria is located in Butler County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the Peoria that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Peoria.
- Union County
- This Peoria is located in Union County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east of the Peoria that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Peoria.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peoria ...
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.
- Bethelhem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Big Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Garden Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Harvard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - High Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Hodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Promise City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
How Far From Peoria 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 Peoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peoria and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Peoria to Des Moines, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Peoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7831, Longitude: -93.3749 In this case, the coordinates for Peoria 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Peoria 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Peoria to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.289 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.714 degrees. |