Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penns Creek:
  • 40.859805, -77.055254
  • 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 Penns Creek

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penns Creek ...

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.

• Coon Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
• Dice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dice is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Dry Valley Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
• Glen Iron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen Iron is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
• Globe Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
• Johnstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Kissimmee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kissimmee is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
• Kreamer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <1>
• Laurel Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Bank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Bank is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Tannertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tannertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Penns Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Penns Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Penns Creek to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'