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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.

  • 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:
    • 31.141565, -90.680934
    • 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 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amite County
    • Since Peoria is near Pike County and also Saint Helena Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Helena Parish
  • 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 Peoria

Communities Also Named Peoria ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Peoria.

Within Mississippi, the name Peoria is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Peoria lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Peoria is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Peoria.
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian 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 Arkansas community of Peoria [Sebastian County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Peoria is located in Arapahoe County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Peoria.
    • Florida
      • Clay 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 Florida community of Peoria [Clay County].
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Peoria is located in Peoria County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Peoria.
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Peoria is located in Franklin County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite 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 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the north northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Peoria.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Peoria is located in Mahaska County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Peoria.
      • Wayne County
      • This Peoria is located in Wayne County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the north of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Peoria.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Peoria is located in Franklin County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Peoria.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Peoria is located in Washington County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Peoria.
    • Nebraska
      • Knox 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 Nebraska community of Peoria [Knox County].
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Peoria is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Peoria.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Peoria is located in Watauga County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Peoria.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Peoria is located in Butler County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite 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 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the north northeast of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Peoria.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Peoria is located in Ottawa County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Peoria.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Peoria is located in Linn County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Peoria.
    • Texas
      • Hill County
      • This Peoria is located in Hill County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west of the Peoria that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Peoria.

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.

  • Compromise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Compromise is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compromise
  • Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Gillsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hustler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hustler is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
  • Irene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Irene is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Kirkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Mars Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mars Hill is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Terrys Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek

How Far From Peoria 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 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:

  • Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies just to the West.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Peoria to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1416, Longitude: -90.6809       In this case, the coordinates for Peoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.827 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.46 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.281 degrees.