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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pennsboro:
    • 39.286004, -80.967336
    • 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 Pennsboro
  • 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
    • Since Pennsboro is near Doddridge County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Pennsboro

Communities Also Named Pennsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Pennsboro.

Within West Virginia, the name Pennsboro is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Pennsboro in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Dade County
      • This Pennsboro is located in Dade County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the west of the Pennsboro that is located in Ritchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Pennsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennsboro ...

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.

  • Admiral ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Admiral is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
  • Duckworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Finch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Finch is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Joy is located in Doddridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pike is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Plum Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riddle ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Riddle is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Stanley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toll Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pennsboro to Charleston, 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 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennsboro) 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 Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2860, Longitude: -80.9673    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.232 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.162 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.264 degrees.