Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penn Daw:
  • 38.781503, -77.078867
  • 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 Penn Daw

• 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Penn Daw is near Alexandria City and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Penn Daw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Daw ...

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.

• Cannon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cannon is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Clover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clover is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Delta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Duke Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
• Fair Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
• Governors Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
• Gum Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Marlin Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
• Memorial Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
• Ridgeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Silver Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Spring Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
  • Virginia Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Penn Daw to Richmond, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'