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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 Penns Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penns Beach 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 Penns Beach:
- 39.642057, -75.527422
- 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 Penns Beach
- 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Since Penns Beach is near New Castle County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Penns Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penns Beach ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Buttonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buttonwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Carriage Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carriage Run is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
- Churchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Deepwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deepwater is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
- Fern Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hook is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
- Golf View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golf View is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Hares Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hares Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
- Hazeldell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazeldell is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Mahoneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Manor Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Marshalltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshalltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Melanie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melanie is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
- Overview Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pointers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Rogers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
- Rose Hill Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
- Rosegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosegate is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
- Slapes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Penns Beach 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 Penns Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penns Beach and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Penns Beach to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penns Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Penns Beach 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 Penns Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6421, Longitude: -75.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Penns Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.779 degrees. |
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