Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Penn 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 Penn Grove:
  • 39.814267, -76.912478
  • 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 Penn 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Penn Grove is near Adams County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Penn Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn 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.

• Blooming Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blooming Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Gnatstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gnatstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
• Green Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hobart is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Iron Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Iron Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
• Jacobs Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
• Kraft Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kraft Mill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Mill
• Maple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
• Valley Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Valley Junction is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Penn Grove 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 Penn 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 Penn Grove and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Penn Grove to York, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). 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 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'