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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 Peckham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peckham 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 Peckham:
- 36.886976, -97.175874
- 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 Peckham
- 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 Kay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kay County
- Since Peckham is near Sumner County and also Cowley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley 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 Peckham
Communities Also Named Peckham ...
We found two communities that are also named Peckham.
Within Oklahoma, the name Peckham is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Peckham is located in Weld County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Peckham that is located in Kay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Peckham.
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Peckham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peckham ...
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.
- Braman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grainville is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Kildare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Rainbow Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- White Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
How Far From Peckham 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 Peckham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peckham and extending to:
- Newkirk, which is the Seat of Kay County, lies just to the East.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Peckham to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>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 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Peckham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peckham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Peckham 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 Peckham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8870, Longitude: -97.1759 In this case, the coordinates for Peckham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.306 degrees. |
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