Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penfield Junction:
  • 41.425321, -82.159874
  • 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 Penfield Junction

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Penfield Junction is near Cuyahoga County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Penfield Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penfield Junction ...

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 Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Coonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Folger is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Henrietta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Lake Breeze
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
• Rugby ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rugby is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trinity is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Whiskyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

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

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Penfield Junction to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'