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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 Penn Laird, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penn Laird 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 Penn Laird:
- 38.385682, -78.802525
- 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 Laird
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Penn Laird is near Harrisonburg City and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 Laird
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Laird ...
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.
- Almond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
- Keezletown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Rocky Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Penn Laird 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 Penn Laird to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penn Laird and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Penn Laird to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penn Laird) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Penn Laird 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 Penn Laird. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3857, Longitude: -78.8025 In this case, the coordinates for Penn Laird have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.58 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.646 degrees. |
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