Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penny Corner:
  • 38.079022, -77.236645
  • 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 Penny Corner

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Penny Corner is near Essex County and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Penny Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penny Corner ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Daniel Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
• Goldmans Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
• Hickory Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
• Hicks Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Howards Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
• Jones Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lent is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
• Liberty Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
• Martins Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Poorhouse Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
• Range Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Range Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
• Raymonds Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Penny Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'