Welcome to Penasse ...
Penasse is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.
The location of Penasse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penasse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.
Penasse is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Penasse lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Penasse is located in the (218) area code.
Communities near Penasse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penasse.
- Angle Inlet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Inlet
- Angle Inlet is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angle Inlet <4>
- French Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Portage
- Kejick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Indian Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
- Naongashing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naongashing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naongashing
- Whiteshell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteshell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteshell
- Buffalo Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Point <4>
- Falcon Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Lake <4>
- Busteed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Lowther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowther
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penasse ...
Looking for more information about Penasse? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Penasse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penasse.
Adding Penasse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penasse in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Penasse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Penasse post office opened in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penasse.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penasse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake of the Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penasse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |