Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pensyls Mill:
  • 40.903142, -76.489118
  • 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 Pensyls Mill

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Pensyls Mill is near Northumberland County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour 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 Pensyls Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pensyls Mill ...

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.

• Bear Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
• Marion Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
• Meadowview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Mechanicsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Natalie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
• Queen City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Queen City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
• Quitman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
• Reed
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Roaring Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
• Shamrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Snufftown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
• Union Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Pensyls Mill to ...

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

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

• Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pensyls Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'