Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peniel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peniel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peniel
- 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 Peniel:
- 35.236504, -82.137335
- 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 Peniel
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Peniel is near Spartanburg County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Peniel ...
We found five communities that share the name Peniel.
Within North Carolina, the name Peniel is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peniel ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney Corner
- Burnt Chimney Corner is located in Polk County
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Polk County
- Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Polk County
- Little Africa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
- Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sandy Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Sandy Plains is located in Polk County
- Tryon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
How Far From Peniel 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 Peniel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peniel and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Peniel to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peniel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peniel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peniel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2365, Longitude: -82.1373 In this case, the coordinates for Peniel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Peniel could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Peniel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.974 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.011 degrees. |