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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 Penn Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penn Valley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley:
    • 40.179832, -74.795996
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Penn Valley is near Mercer County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Valley

Communities Also Named Penn Valley ...

We found two communities that are also named Penn Valley.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Penn Valley.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Penn Valley in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Penn Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Penn Valley that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Penn Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Penn Valley is located in Nevada County and lies 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Penn Valley that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Penn Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Valley ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence Station is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
  • Goldenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Thornridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • White Horse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Will O Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood

How Far From Penn Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Penn Valley and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Penn Valley to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penn Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1798, Longitude: -74.7960       In this case, the coordinates for Penn Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.465 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.023 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.239 degrees.