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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 Pennwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennwood 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 Pennwood:
    • 40.295922, -76.799694
    • 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 Pennwood
  • 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
    • Since Pennwood is near York County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Pennwood

Communities Also Named Pennwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Pennwood.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Pennwood is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Pennwood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Pennwood is located in Kent County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pennwood that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pennwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennwood ...

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.

  • Chartwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Fox Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Haven Croft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
  • Kent Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Locust Lane Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Pleasant Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poplar Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Ridgeview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rustic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park

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

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

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pennwood to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Pennwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pennwood 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 Pennwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2959, Longitude: -76.7997       In this case, the coordinates for Pennwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.65 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.384 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.06 degrees.