Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peaks Mill:
  • 38.298404, -84.812449
  • 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 Peaks Mill

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Peaks Mill is near Owen County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Peaks Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peaks Mill ...

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.

• Elmville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
• Flag Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Flag Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Fork
• Forks of Elkhorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harvieland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvieland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Minorsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Minorsville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
• Sand Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Lick is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lick
• Slickway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Slickway is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickway
• Stamping Ground
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Swallowfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield
• Woodlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Peaks Mill 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 Peaks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Peaks Mill to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'