Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peeksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peeksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peeksville
- 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 Peeksville:
- 46.098008, -90.530174
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Peeksville
- 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Since Peeksville is near Price County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Price County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Peeksville ...
We found one communities that share the name Peeksville.
Within Wisconsin, the name Peeksville is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Peeksville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Peeksville is located in Henry County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Peeksville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Peeksville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeksville ...
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.
- Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Clam Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Kaiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Park Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Petes Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Landing
- Petes Landing is located in Ashland County
How Far From Peeksville 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 Peeksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peeksville and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peeksville to Ashland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peeksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peeksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peeksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0980, Longitude: -90.5302 In this case, the coordinates for Peeksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Peeksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.823 degrees. |