Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pennington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pennington
- 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 Pennington:
- 35.589247, -91.061233
- 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 Pennington
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Pennington is near Poinsett County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
- eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Pennington ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Pennington.
Within Arkansas, the name Pennington is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Pennington is located in Choctaw County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Pennington.
- British Columbia
- This Pennington lies 2,562 miles [4,123.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- California
- Sutter County
- This Pennington is located in Sutter County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Pennington.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Pennington is located in New Castle County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pennington.
- Georgia
- Morgan County
- This Pennington is located in Morgan County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pennington.
- Sumter County
- This Pennington is located in Sumter County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east southeast of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pennington.
- Kansas
- Pennington #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pennington.
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Pennington is located in Beltrami County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the north of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Pennington.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Pennington [Mercer County].
- New Mexico
- Union County
- This Pennington is located in Union County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pennington.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pennington [Stanly County].
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Pennington is located in Huntingdon County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Pennington.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Pennington [Minnehaha County].
- Texas
- Trinity County
- This Pennington is located in Trinity County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Pennington.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pennington [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pennington [Oneida County].
- Price County
- This Pennington is located in Price County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north of the Pennington that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Price County community of Pennington.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennington ...
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.
- Airport Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Cow Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Credit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Eightmile ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Grubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Jackson County
- Stringers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill
- Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
- Uno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
How Far From Pennington 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 Pennington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pennington and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pennington to Newport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5892, Longitude: -91.0612 In this case, the coordinates for Pennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pennington 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pennington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.466 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.798 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.681 degrees. |