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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 Penrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penrose and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Penrose:
    • 41.650802, -112.302088
    • 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 Penrose
  • 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 Box Elder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
    • Since Penrose is near Cache County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Penrose

Communities Also Named Penrose ...

We found seven communities that are also named Penrose.

Within Utah, the name Penrose is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • This Penrose is located in Woodruff County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Penrose that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Penrose.
    • California
      • Ventura County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Ventura County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Penrose.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Penrose is located in Fremont County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Penrose that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Penrose.
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Penrose is located in Whiteside County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the east of the Penrose that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Penrose.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Penrose is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the east of the Penrose that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Penrose.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Penrose.
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania County
      • This Penrose is located in Transylvania County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east of the Penrose that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Penrose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penrose ...

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.

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

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

  • Brigham City, which is the Seat of Box Elder County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Penrose to Brigham City, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,711 miles [9,191 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Penrose) 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 Penrose, 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 Penrose 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 Penrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6508, Longitude: -112.3021    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.33 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.039 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.941 degrees.