Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Denton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Denton
- 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 Denton:
- 33.216631, -97.133109
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Denton
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Denton is near Comanche County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Denton ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Denton.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Denton.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Denton is located in Lawrence County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Denton.
- Scott County
- This Denton is located in Scott County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Denton.
- Georgia
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Denton [Coffee County].
- Jeff Davis County
- This Denton is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the east of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Denton.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Denton [Ada County].
- Bonner County
- This Denton is located in Bonner County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the northwest of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Denton.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Denton is located in Johnson County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Denton.
- Pemiscot County
- This Denton is located in Pemiscot County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the east northeast of the Denton that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Denton.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denton ...
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.
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <5>
- Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Copper Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Canyon
- Copper Canyon is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Canyon <5>
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Denton County
- Harbor Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Grove
- Harbor Grove is located in Denton County
- Hidden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Hidden Hill is located in Denton County
- Krum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
- Krum is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <5>
- Lake Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dallas
- Lake Dallas is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Dallas <5>
- Mayhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Quakertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Denton County
- Shady Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Shady Shores is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
How Far From Denton 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 city such as Denton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denton and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Denton to Austin, with an average speed<7>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,710 miles [12,408 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Denton: www.cityofdenton.com/
The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Denton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2166, Longitude: -97.1331 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Denton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Denton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.221 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.871 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.762 degrees. |