Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pennellwood:
  • 41.925879, -86.334738
  • 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 Pennellwood

• 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Since Pennellwood is near Cass County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Pennellwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennellwood ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Derby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Hartman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Hills Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
• Indian Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Kings Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Naomi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Oxbow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Shanghai Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Snow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Snow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow

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

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

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pennellwood to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'