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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 Penvir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penvir 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 Penvir:
- 37.295954, -80.877856
- 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 Penvir
- 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Since Penvir is near Mercer County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Penvir
Communities Also Named Penvir ...
We found one communities that are also named Penvir.
Within Virginia, the name Penvir is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Penvir in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Monterey County
- This Penvir is located in Monterey County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Penvir that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Penvir.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penvir ...
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.
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Chestnut Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- First Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- First Ford is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Ford
- French
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- French is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hatcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Holly Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Kellysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellysville is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellysville
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Penvir 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 Penvir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Penvir and extending to:
- Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Penvir to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Penvir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Penvir 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 Penvir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2960, Longitude: -80.8779 In this case, the coordinates for Penvir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.881 degrees. |
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