Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pennsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pennsboro
- 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 Pennsboro:
- 37.327272, -93.834099
- 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 Pennsboro
- 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Since Pennsboro is near Lawrence County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pennsboro ...
We found one communities that share the name Pennsboro.
Within Missouri, the name Pennsboro is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Pennsboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennsboro ...
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.
- Albatross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Call
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Emmett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fiddlers Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Ford
- Fiddlers Ford is located in Dade County
- Grays Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
- Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
- Heatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Pilgrim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Round Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pennsboro and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pennsboro to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3273, Longitude: -93.8341 In this case, the coordinates for Pennsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pennsboro 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 318.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.282 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.631 degrees. |