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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peoria
- 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:
- 39.432847, -84.815899
- 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 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Peoria is near Franklin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Peoria ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Peoria.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Peoria.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Peoria lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peoria that is located in Butler County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Franklin 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 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peoria that is located in Butler 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 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peoria that is located in Butler 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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the west northwest of the Peoria that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Peoria.
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alberta
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.
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Alert is located in Butler County
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Charlottesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Union County (IN)
- College Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Preble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <4>
- Layhigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Mixersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
- Mixersville is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Mound Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Haven
- Mound Haven is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Old Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Queen Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Acres
- Queen Acres is located in Butler County
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Peoria to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4328, Longitude: -84.8159 In this case, the coordinates for Peoria 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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 Peoria 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 312.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.944 degrees. |