๐บ๐ธ Penngrove is a place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States, situated between the cities of Petaluma and Cotati, at the foot of the western flank of Sonoma Mountain. It is part of the North Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The area is the site of a historic grove called Penn's Grove; it was formerly a freight station on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and a centre of egg and chicken farming.
The North Bay is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge and to the East Bay by the RichmondโSan Rafael Bridge, Carquinez Bridge and the BeniciaโMartinez Bridge. Several ferry routes operate between the North Bay and San Francisco, from terminals located in Angel Island, Larkspur, Sausalito, Tiburon and Vallejo.
The SonomaโMarin Area Rail Transit (SMART), a commuter rail line from Larkspur to Cloverdale, was approved by voters in November 2008. Passenger service began between the Sonoma County Airport station and San Rafael in August 2017 and was completed as far south as Larkspur in 2019.
Penngrove's downtown consists of Main Street, a 0.3-mile (0.48ย km) street linking Old Redwood Highway to Adobe Road. Penngrove School is located at the corner of Adobe Road, where Main Street becomes Petaluma Hill Road.
Lichau Creek flows southward through the town, paralleling the railway. The creek feeds into the Petaluma River, which flows to San Pablo Bay.
Due to the Sonoma Mountain's ancient volcanism, Penngrove is rich with obsidian and petrified wood. Its soil is unique, composed mainly of clay-like adobe, which has been used for centuries as building material. A prime example of adobe architecture is the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a State Historic Park in nearby Petaluma.
Community development Along with the chicken and egg industry, Penngrove was a source of basalt paving stones, which were used to pave the streets of major cities in the Bay Area, including San Francisco. Harris notes that 200 men were employed at the three major cobblestone quarries at the end of the 19th century, and that quarry scars can still be seen dotting the hills between East Railroad Avenue and Roberts Road. When the Northwestern Pacific Railroad was completed in 1870, the paving stone industry kept Penngrove station busy. After the turn of the century, Penngrove became the "second largest egg and poultry producing area in the country. Only Petaluma outdid this area" (Harris 1980). Apparently, according to The San Francisco Examiner, chickens paid better than gold mines. To this day, many dilapidated chicken houses dot old farms and country roads in the area.
Penngrove has a population of over 2,637 people. Penngrove also forms part of the wider Sonoma County which has a population of over 494,336 people. It is also a part of the larger San Francisco Bay area. Penngrove is situated near Santa Rosa.
๐บ๐ธ California 38.3
๐บ๐ธ Fredericksburg 38.302
๐บ๐ธ Louisville 38.254
๐บ๐ธ Lexington Park 38.25
๐บ๐ธ Oak Harbor -122.65
๐บ๐ธ Port Orchard -122.633
๐จ๐ฆ Maple Ridge -122.604
๐บ๐ธ Oregon City -122.597
๐บ๐ธ Coupeville -122.683
๐บ๐ธ Santa Rosa -122.716
๐จ๐ฆ Prince George -122.733
๐จ๐ฆ Port Coquitlam -122.767
Locations Near: Penngrove -122.667,38.2833
๐บ๐ธ Petaluma -122.617,38.233 d: 7.1
๐บ๐ธ Santa Rosa -122.716,38.44 d: 17.9
๐บ๐ธ Novato -122.567,38.1 d: 22.2
๐บ๐ธ Sonoma -122.45,38.283 d: 18.9
๐บ๐ธ San Rafael -122.517,37.967 d: 37.6
๐บ๐ธ Napa -122.282,38.3 d: 33.7
๐บ๐ธ Vallejo -122.245,38.1 d: 42.1
๐บ๐ธ Belvedere Tiburon -122.45,37.867 d: 50.1
Antipodal to: Penngrove 57.333,-38.283
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Pierre 55.478,-21.342 d: 18122.9
๐ซ๐ท Le Tampon 55.515,-21.278 d: 18116.2
๐ซ๐ท Rรฉunion 55.532,-21.133 d: 18100.3
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Benoรฎt 55.713,-21.034 d: 18090.8
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.27,-21.01 d: 18084.2
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.279,-21 d: 18083.2
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Denis 55.457,-20.867 d: 18070.2
๐ฒ๐บ Mahรฉbourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 18027
๐ฒ๐บ Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 18017.2
๐ฒ๐บ Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 18015.4