Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peebles Corner:
  • 39.125893, -84.490220
  • 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 Peebles Corner

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Peebles Corner is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Peebles Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peebles Corner ...

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.

• Bucktown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• English Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • English Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
• Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
• Idlewild
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Ivorydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
• Ivorydale Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
• Jerusalem
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Lincoln Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
• Little Bethlehem
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
• Little Buck ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
• Mount Lookout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Over-The-Rhine
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
• Walnut Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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

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

• Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Peebles Corner to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'