Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penoke:
  • 41.506173, -79.070872
  • 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 Penoke

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Penoke is near Elk County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Penoke

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penoke ...

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.

• Balltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Blue Jay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Jay is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
• Corduroy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Corduroy is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corduroy
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Iron City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Lynch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynch is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Mayburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
• Minister
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minister is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minister
• Pigeon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pigeon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Pigs Ear
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigs Ear is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigs Ear
• Roses
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roses is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
• Truemans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Truemans is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truemans

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Penoke and extending to:

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Penoke to Tionesta, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'