Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peytonsville:
  • 35.818283, -86.77951
  • 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 Peytonsville

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Peytonsville is near Rutherford County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Peytonsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peytonsville ...

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.

• Cross Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Hickory Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hooker Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hooker Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hills
• Indian Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Liberty Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Little Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Texas is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Maplewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayberry is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mudsink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Redwing Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
  • Riverview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
  • Royal Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Rudderville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rudderville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
  • Springview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springview is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Peytonsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peytonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Peytonsville to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'