Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peach Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peach Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peach Orchard
- 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 Peach Orchard:
- 37.942243, -82.615011
- 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 Peach Orchard
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Peach Orchard is near Martin County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Peach Orchard ...
We found seven communities that share the name Peach Orchard.
Within Kentucky, the name Peach Orchard is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clay County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Clay County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Peach Orchard.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Alachua County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the south of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Peach Orchard.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Peach Orchard [Richmond County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Peach Orchard.
- Talbot County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Peach Orchard.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Peach Orchard.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Peach Orchard that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Peach Orchard.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peach Orchard ...
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.
- Brows Defeat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brows Defeat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brows Defeat
- Brows Defeat is located in Lawrence County
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Charley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Georges Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Inez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
- Job
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Patrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Tomahawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
How Far From Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peach Orchard and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Peach Orchard to Louisa, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peach Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peach Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9422, Longitude: -82.6150 In this case, the coordinates for Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Peach Orchard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.265 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.143 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.415 degrees. |