Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peeltown:
  • 32.405142, -96.381094
  • 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 Peeltown

• 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 Kaufman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
  • Since Peeltown is near Ellis County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Peeltown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeltown ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cottonwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
• Grays Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lively
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lively is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
• Sand Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
• Scurry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Scurry is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scurry <1>
• Styx
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Styx is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peeltown and extending to:

• Kaufman, which is the Seat of Kaufman County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peeltown to Kaufman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'