Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dentonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dentonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dentonia

• 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 Dentonia:
  • 39.683900, -98.467562
  • 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 Dentonia

• 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 Jewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jewell County
  • Since Dentonia is near Smith County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Dentonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dentonia ...

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.

• Amboy
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
• Cedar
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
• Dispatch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dispatch is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
• Downs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Downs is located in Osborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <1>
• Gilbert
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Glen Elder
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Elder is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Elder
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Elder <1>
• Guide Rock
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Guide Rock is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
• Jewell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jewell is located in Jewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Lester Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Lester Junction is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
• Randall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Randall is located in Jewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
• Reamsville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reamsville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
• Red Cloud
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Cloud is located in Webster County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cloud <1>

How Far From Dentonia 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 community such as Dentonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dentonia and extending to:

• Mankato, which is the Seat of Jewell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dentonia to Mankato, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'