Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peachtree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peachtree and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peachtree
- 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 Peachtree:
- 35.093975, -83.942683
- 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 Peachtree
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Peachtree is near Clay County and also Towns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Towns 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 Peachtree ...
We found six communities that share the name Peachtree.
Within North Carolina, the name Peachtree is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Peachtree is located in DeKalb County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Peachtree that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Peachtree.
- Fulton 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 Peachtree [Fulton County].
- Missouri
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Peachtree is located in Botetourt County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the northeast of the Peachtree that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Peachtree.
- Portsmouth City
- This Peachtree is located in Portsmouth City and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast of the Peachtree that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Peachtree.
- West Virginia
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peachtree ...
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.
- Brasstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
- Brasstown is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <4>
- Fires Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fires Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek
- Fires Creek is located in Clay County
- Jones Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Cherokee County
- Marble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <4>
- Martins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
- Martins Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Mission
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
- Pinelog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Regal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sales Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sales Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Ford
- Sales Ford is located in Cherokee County
How Far From Peachtree 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 Peachtree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peachtree and extending to:
- Murphy, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Peachtree to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peachtree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peachtree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peachtree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0940, Longitude: -83.9427 In this case, the coordinates for Peachtree 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 Peachtree 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Peachtree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.037 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.618 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.773 degrees. |