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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 Pennsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennsville 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 Pennsville:
    • 40.071740, -79.562816
    • 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 Pennsville
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Pennsville is near Westmoreland County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Pennsville

Communities Also Named Pennsville ...

We found four communities that are also named Pennsville.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Northampton County
      • This Pennsville is located in Northampton County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pennsville that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Pennsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Pennsville is located in Salem County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pennsville that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Pennsville.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pennsville.
      • Morgan County
      • This Pennsville is located in Morgan County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pennsville that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Pennsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennsville ...

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.

  • Alice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alice is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Breakneck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Buckeye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Coldbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coldbrook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
  • Crossland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
  • Dry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dry Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Hawkeye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Hulltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulltown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulltown
  • Iron Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
  • Kingview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
  • Pinetree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poplar Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Raineytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Raineytown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
    • Ridge View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pennsville to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pennsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pennsville 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 Pennsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0717, Longitude: -79.5628       In this case, the coordinates for Pennsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.34 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.266 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.365 degrees.