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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 Pennock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennock 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 Pennock:
    • 39.714556, -75.687154
    • 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 Pennock
  • 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 Pennock is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Pennock

Communities Also Named Pennock ...

We found four communities that are also named Pennock.

Within Delaware, the name Pennock is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Pennock is located in Cook County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennock that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Pennock.
    • Michigan
      • Clare 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 Michigan community of Pennock [Clare County].
    • Minnesota
      • Chippewa 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 Minnesota community of Pennock [Chippewa County].
      • Kandiyohi County
      • This Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pennock that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of Pennock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennock ...

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.

  • Birch Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
  • Deacons Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
  • English Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • English Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Foxfire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Limestone Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
  • Mermaid
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
  • Mermaid Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Milltown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Milltown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Pepper Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pike Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Plum Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Roseville Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Roseville Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
    • Skyline Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pennock to Dover, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennock) 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 Pennock 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 Pennock 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 Pennock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7146, Longitude: -75.6872       In this case, the coordinates for Pennock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.033 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.594 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.817 degrees.