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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 Pennville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennville 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 Pennville:
    • 39.789544, -76.998036
    • 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 Pennville
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Pennville is near Adams County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Pennville

Communities Also Named Pennville ...

We found five communities that are also named Pennville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Pennville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • This Pennville is located in Chattooga County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pennville that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Pennville.
    • Indiana
      • Jay County
      • This Pennville is located in Jay County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pennville that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pennville.
      • Wayne County
      • This Pennville is located in Wayne County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the west of the Pennville that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pennville.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Pennville is located in Sullivan County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pennville that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Pennville.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pennville [Wilson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennville ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blooming Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Brushtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brushtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
  • Centennial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Irishtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Irishtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Iron Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Ridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
  • Jacobs Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
  • Littlestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Misery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Square Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner

How Far From Pennville to ...

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pennville to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennville) 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 Pennville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pennville 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 Pennville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7895, Longitude: -76.9980       In this case, the coordinates for Pennville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.482 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.349 degrees.