Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peach Acres:
  • 47.201209, -122.542348
  • 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 Peach Acres

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Peach Acres is near King County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Peach Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peach Acres ...

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.

• Clover Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clover Park is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
• Fern Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
• Fox Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Island is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Island <1>
• Gertrude
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lake City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pioneer
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pioneer is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Ponders Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• University Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <1>

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

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

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Peach Acres to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'