Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Pennsfield:
  • 38.757894, -76.073274
  • 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 South Pennsfield

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since South Pennsfield is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 South Pennsfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Pennsfield ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cooks Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
• Crabapple Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
• Holly Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
• Idlewild
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Londonderry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Mulberry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Peach Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Peachblossom
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
• Poplar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rice Land
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
• Third Haven Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights

How Far From South Pennsfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Pennsfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from South Pennsfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'