Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penzance:
  • 34.905303, -110.254846
  • 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 Penzance

• 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 Navajo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo County
  • Since Penzance is near Apache County and also Coconino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Apache County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino 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 Penzance

Communities Also Named Penzance ...

We found one communities that are also named Penzance.

Within Arizona, the name Penzance is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Penzance in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Penzance lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the north of the Penzance that is located in Navajo County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penzance ...

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.

• Goodwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Goodwater is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
• Headquarters
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Headquarters is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
• Joseph City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joseph City is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph City <2>
• Manila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manila is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Rosedale Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale Heights is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
• Sun Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <2>
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Sunset City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset City is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Penzance and extending to:

• Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies just to the East.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Penzance to Phoenix, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 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 8,073 miles [12,992.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'