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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 Pennfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennfield and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pennfield:
- 35.925970, -80.059209
- 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 Pennfield
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Pennfield is near Guilford County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Pennfield
Communities Also Named Pennfield ...
We found three communities that are also named Pennfield.
Within North Carolina, the name Pennfield is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Pennfield is located in Calhoun County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pennfield that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pennfield.
- New Brunswick
- This Pennfield lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pennfield that is located in Davidson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pennfield [Bucks County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennfield ...
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.
- Allen Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Bakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakertown is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Eden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Erwin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erwin Heights is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Heights
- Fair Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Pilot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robins Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
- Stones Throw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
How Far From Pennfield 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 Pennfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Pennfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pennfield and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pennfield to Lexington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Pennfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Pennfield 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pennfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pennfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9260, Longitude: -80.0592 In this case, the coordinates for Pennfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.765 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.132 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.982 degrees. |
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