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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 Pen Mar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pen Mar 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 Pen Mar:
- 39.720482, -77.505815
- 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 Pen Mar
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Pen Mar is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Pen Mar
Communities Also Named Pen Mar ...
We found one communities that are also named Pen Mar.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pen Mar is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Pen Mar in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Washington County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pen Mar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pen Mar ...
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.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Browns Store ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Fountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Foxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Friends Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friends Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
- Gladhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladhill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
- Highfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Highfield - Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Roadside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Rocky Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
- Tomstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown
How Far From Pen Mar 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 Pen Mar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pen Mar and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pen Mar to Chambersburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pen Mar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pen Mar 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 Pen Mar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7205, Longitude: -77.5058 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.115 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.595 degrees. |
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