Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Penns Grove:
  • 39.721780, -75.459362
  • 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 South Penns Grove

• 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 South Penns Grove 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 South Penns Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Penns Grove ...

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.

• Churchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Churchtown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Courses Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
• Danceys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
• Deepwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deepwater is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Friendship Station is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
• Golf View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Golf View is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Gordon Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Greenmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenmount is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Gristmill Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
• Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
• Hazeldell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • High Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • High Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Jumbo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumbo is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Oldmans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oldmans is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
  • Pennyhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
  • Quarryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Quarryville is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Rogers Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
  • Rolling Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
  • Rosegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rosegate is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
  • Stonehaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
  • Woodside Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

How Far From South Penns Grove 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 South Penns Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Penns Grove to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'