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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.
- 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:
- 39.828445, -75.514367
- 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 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Pennington is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Pennington
Communities Also Named Pennington ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Pennington.
Within Delaware, the name Pennington is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of seventeen communities that are located 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 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Pennington.
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Pennington is located in Jackson County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pennington.
- British Columbia
- This Pennington lies 2,857 miles [4,597.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle County.
- California
- Sutter County
- This Pennington is located in Sutter County and lies 2,435 miles [3,918.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Pennington.
- Georgia
- Morgan County
- This Pennington is located in Morgan County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the southwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the west of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle 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 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennington that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Price County community of Pennington.
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.
- Beau Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
- Beaver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Birch Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Booths Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Boulder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Brandywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brookcroft
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Carpenter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Cedartree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedartree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
- Concord Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord Hunt is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Hunt
- Elam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greentree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greentree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Grubbs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Hiddencreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Indian Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Log Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Longview Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Maplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Riverview Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Valley Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
- Windy Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
How Far From Pennington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pennington to Dover, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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> | 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 Pennington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8284, Longitude: -75.5144 In this case, the coordinates for Pennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.696 degrees. |
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