Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pennside:
  • 41.850635, -80.401822
  • 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 Pennside

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Pennside is near Crawford County and also Ashtabula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula 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 Pennside

Communities Also Named Pennside ...

We found one communities that are also named Pennside.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Pennside.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Berks County
    • This Pennside is located in Berks County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pennside that is located in Erie County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pennside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennside ...

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.

• Beaver Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
• Center Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center Corner is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corner
• Cherry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherry Hill
  • From Pennside to Cherry Hill
• Cranesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranesville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <2>
• Keepville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Keepville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keepville
  • From Pennside to Keepville
• Kidders Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kidders Corner is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders Corner
• Pageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pageville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
• Paperville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paperville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
• Shadeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadeland is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
• Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring

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

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

• Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pennside to Erie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'