Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pennydale:
  • 36.038747, -79.866978
  • 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 Pennydale

• 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Pennydale is near Forsyth County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Pennydale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennydale ...

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.

• Friendswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Green Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Greenhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Hilltop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hunter Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Random Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Rocky Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
• Rolling Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Terra Cotta
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pennydale and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pennydale to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'