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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 Peacock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peacock 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 Peacock:
- 33.182317, -100.399277
- 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 Peacock
- 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 Stonewall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
- Since Peacock is near Kent County and also Fisher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher 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 Peacock
Communities Also Named Peacock ...
We found five communities that are also named Peacock.
Within Texas, the name Peacock is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Peacock is located in Clarke County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east of the Peacock that is located in Stonewall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Peacock.
- Crenshaw County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Peacock [Crenshaw County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Peacock [Cherokee County].
- Michigan
- Lake County
- This Peacock is located in Lake County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Peacock that is located in Stonewall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Peacock.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Peacock is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Peacock that is located in Stonewall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Peacock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peacock ...
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.
- Corner Windmill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Corner Windmill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Double Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Flat Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hobbs is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Pledger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pledger is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Red Bluff Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Rule
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Two F Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
How Far From Peacock 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 Peacock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peacock and extending to:
- Aspermont, which is the Seat of Stonewall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peacock to Aspermont, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,837 miles [12,612.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Peacock) 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 Peacock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Peacock 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. |
| <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 Peacock 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 Peacock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1823, Longitude: -100.3993 In this case, the coordinates for Peacock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.454 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.498 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.278 degrees. |
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