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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 Peniel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peniel 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 Peniel:
- 38.803966, -82.533771
- 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 Peniel
- 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Peniel is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Peniel
Communities Also Named Peniel ...
We found five communities that are also named Peniel.
Within Ohio, the name Peniel is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Peniel is located in Putnam County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south of the Peniel that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Peniel.
- North Carolina
- Polk County
- This Peniel is located in Polk County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the south of the Peniel that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Peniel.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Peniel [Florence County].
- Texas
- Hunt County
- This Peniel is located in Hunt County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Peniel that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Peniel.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Peniel is located in Roane County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east of the Peniel that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Peniel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peniel ...
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.
- Bloom Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Centerpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Firebrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Flag Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Gage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Horeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horeb is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Kitchen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kitchen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Madland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madland is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
- Olive Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
- Patriot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Peniel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peniel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peniel and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Peniel to Gallipolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Peniel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Peniel could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Peniel 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 Peniel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8040, Longitude: -82.5338 In this case, the coordinates for Peniel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.112 degrees. |
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