Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Denny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denny and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Denny
- 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 Denny:
- 40.944106, -123.388138
- 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 Denny
- 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- Since Denny is near Humboldt County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Denny ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Denny.
Within California, the name Denny is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Perry County
- This Denny is located in Perry County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the east of the Denny that is located in Trinity County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Denny.
- Warren County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Denny [Warren County].
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Denny [Allegheny County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Denny [Butler County].
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Denny [Edgefield County].
- Saluda County
- This Denny is located in Saluda County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the east of the Denny that is located in Trinity County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Denny.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denny ...
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.
- Big Bar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bar <4>
- Burnt Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ranch
- Burnt Ranch is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Ranch <4>
- Cecilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
- Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
- Globe Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mill
- Globe Mill is located in Trinity County
- Helena ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Jack Harveys Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Harveys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Harveys Crossing
- Jack Harveys Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
- Janes Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Place
- Janes Place is located in Humboldt County
- Summerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Siskiyou County
- Trinity Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Village
- Trinity Village is located in Trinity County
- Willow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <4>
How Far From Denny 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 community such as Denny to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Denny once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Denny and extending to:
- Weaverville, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Denny to Weaverville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,989 miles [12,857 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Denny) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9441, Longitude: -123.3881 In this case, the coordinates for Denny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Denny, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Denny 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Denny to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.639 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.748 degrees. |