Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estates:
  • 39.571389, -86.196111
  • 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 Estates

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Pennington Estates is near Morgan County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennington Estates ...

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.

• Bluff Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eagle Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
• El Dorado
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
• Frances
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frances is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Golden Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
• Hunters Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
• Kinder
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kinder is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
• Stones Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
• Waters Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
• Willow Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
• Woodland Stream
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pennington Estates and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pennington Estates to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'