[5] It is a popular rest-stop for travellers crossing on the Eyre Highway between Ceduna and Western Australia, 400 km (250 mi) away.

[11] The Lake MacDonnell gypsum field – the largest in the Southern Hemisphere[12] – is near the coast 15 km (9 mi) to the south.

The town is noted for its privately owned windmills, which supply houses and farms with water from the Anjutabie Basin.

[18] In a program to improve public spaces for visiting and local families the Penong Progress Association was successful in 2019 in attracting government funding, through the Outback Communities Authority, to build a shaded shelter and seating for local and visiting families as the third stage of its skate park project.

[20] Penong is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.