Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dennis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dennis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dennis
- 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 Dennis:
- 38.158401, -82.746482
- 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 Dennis
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Dennis is near Boyd County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Dennis ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Dennis.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Dennis.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Murray County
- This Dennis is located in Murray County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dennis that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Dennis.
- Putnam County
- This Dennis is located in Putnam County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south of the Dennis that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dennis.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dennis [Antrim County].
- Grand Traverse 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 Michigan community of Dennis [Grand Traverse County].
- Osceola 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 Michigan community of Dennis [Osceola County].
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Dennis lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dennis that is located in Lawrence County.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Dennis is located in Forsyth County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dennis that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Dennis.
- Gates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dennis [Gates County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Fall River County
- This Dennis is located in Fall River County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dennis that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Dennis.
- Pennington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dennis [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dennis ...
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.
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Deephole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fallsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Goldie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Potters
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Dennis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dennis 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 Dennis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dennis and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dennis to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dennis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1584, Longitude: -82.7465 |
| <2> | 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 Dennis 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dennis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Dennis 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 311.343 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.264 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.405 degrees. |