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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 Pennellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennellville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pennellville:
    • 43.860432, -69.961668
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pennellville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pennellville ...

We found one communities that share the name Pennellville.

Within Maine, the name Pennellville is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Pennellville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Pennellville is located in Oswego County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pennellville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Pennellville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennellville ...

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.

  • Cooks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
    • Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Deep Cut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
    • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Dyer Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
    • Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Dyer Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
    • Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
  • Growstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Growstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
    • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
    • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <3>
  • Harpswell Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
    • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Mast Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mast Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
    • Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Porter Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
    • Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County

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

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pennellville to Portland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,987 miles [6,416.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8604, Longitude: -69.9617    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Pennellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.067 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.808 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.268 degrees.









 

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