Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peytona:
  • 38.181182, -85.061065
  • 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 Peytona

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

Communities Also Named Peytona ...

We found two communities that are also named Peytona.

Within Kentucky, the name Peytona is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Sumner County
    • This Peytona is located in Sumner County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Peytona that is located in Shelby County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Peytona.
  • West Virginia
    • Boone County
    • This Peytona is located in Boone County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east of the Peytona that is located in Shelby County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Peytona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peytona ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bagdad is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <2>
• Castle ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Christianburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
• Clay Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clay Village is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Hemp Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemp Ridge is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp Ridge
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Old Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peytona and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peytona to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'