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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 Pennville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennville 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 Pennville:
- 34.512184, -85.321324
- 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 Pennville
- 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
- Since Pennville is near Walker County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Pennville
Communities Also Named Pennville ...
We found five communities that are also named Pennville.
Within Georgia, the name Pennville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jay County
- This Pennville is located in Jay County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north of the Pennville that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pennville.
- Wayne County
- This Pennville is located in Wayne County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the north of the Pennville that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pennville.
- Missouri
- Sullivan County
- This Pennville is located in Sullivan County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pennville that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Pennville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Pennville is located in York County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pennville that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Pennville.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pennville [Wilson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennville ...
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.
- Broomtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Duck Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Neal Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
- Silver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Storys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Storys is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storys
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tidings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Welcome Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill
How Far From Pennville 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 Pennville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pennville and extending to:
- Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pennville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pennville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pennville 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 Pennville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5122, Longitude: -85.3213 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.475 degrees. |
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