Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peeds:
  • 38.100688, -76.922468
  • 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 Peeds

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Peeds is near Richmond County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Peeds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeds ...

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.

• Chance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chance is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• China Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • China Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
• Flat Iron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
• Germans Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Germans Corner is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Corner
• Harts ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harts is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
• Havelock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Havelock is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
• Leesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Lukes Island ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Newland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newland is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <1>
• Oak Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Row is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Row

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

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

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Peeds to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'