Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hall:
  • 40.860994, -77.558306
  • 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 Hall

• 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
  • Since Penn Hall is near Mifflin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Hall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Hall ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Beaverdam is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Farmers Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
• Green Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Grove is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mingoville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mingoville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingoville
• Poe Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Poe Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
• Potters Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Potters Mills
  • From Penn Hall to Potters Mills
• Red Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Mill is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Spring Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Bank is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Spring Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <1>
• Zion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zion
  • From Penn Hall to Zion

How Far From Penn Hall 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 Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penn Hall and extending to:

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Penn Hall to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'