Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Penn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Penn
- 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:
- 40.330008, -79.642385
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Penn
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Penn is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Penn ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Penn.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Penn.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Penn [Coffee County].
- Morgan County
- This Penn is located in Morgan County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Penn that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Penn.
- Florida
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Penn lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Penn that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn ...
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.
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Cereal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Evanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Grapeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
- Jacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Level Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Level Green is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Level Green <4>
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
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- Paintertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
- Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Scab Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunset Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
- Swede Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Paintertown
How Far From Penn 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Penn and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Penn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Penn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3300, Longitude: -79.6424 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.375 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.346 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.306 degrees. |