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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:
    • 40.748707, -75.504350
    • 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 Pennsville
  • 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 Pennsville ...

We found four communities that share the name Pennsville.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Pennsville is located in Fayette County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pennsville that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pennsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Pennsville is located in Salem County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Pennsville that is located in Northampton 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 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pennsville that is located in Northampton 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.

  • Apps
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
    • Apps is located in Northampton County
  • Beersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
    • Beersville is located in Northampton County
  • Cherryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Cherryville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <4>
  • Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Danielsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
  • Harpers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
    • Harpers is located in Northampton County
  • Home Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
    • Home Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Indianland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
    • Indianland is located in Northampton County
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Lockport is located in Northampton County
  • Petersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Northampton County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
    • Rockville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Northampton County
    • Seemsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
      • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
    • Slate Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
      • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
    • Slatefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
      • Slatefield is located in Northampton County
    • Weaversville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaversville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
      • Weaversville is located in Northampton County

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:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pennsville to Easton, with an average speed<5> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Pennsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7487, Longitude: -75.5044       In this case, the coordinates for Pennsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Pennsville 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 306.833 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.531 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.303 degrees.









 

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