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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 Penllyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penllyn 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 Penllyn:
- 40.169535, -75.243707
- 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 Penllyn
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Penllyn is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Penllyn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penllyn ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Clover Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Dublin Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Far-A-Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Meadow Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Mews at Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsons Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Pheasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Rose Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Spring House
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Squires Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
- Stuarts Keep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Townline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
- Wooded Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
How Far From Penllyn 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 Penllyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penllyn and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Penllyn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penllyn) 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 Penllyn 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 Penllyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1695, Longitude: -75.2437 In this case, the coordinates for Penllyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.436 degrees. |
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