Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penny Hill:
  • 35.762103, -77.514137
  • 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 Penny Hill

• 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Since Penny Hill is near Edgecombe County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Penny Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penny Hill ...

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.

• Bruce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bruce is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Conetoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Crisp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Falkland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falkland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hollands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollands is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
• Kings Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Mildred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Pinetops
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <1>
• Sharp Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penny Hill and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Penny Hill to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'