Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West 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 West Dennis:
  • 41.664556, -70.172797
  • 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 West 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Since West Dennis is near Plymouth County and also Nantucket County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nantucket 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 West Dennis

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.

• Bass River
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Craigville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
• Craigville Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Craigville Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville Beach
• Dennis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Dennis Port
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
• Pleasant Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Shooters Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shooters Island is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Island

How Far From West 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 West Dennis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Dennis and extending to:

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from West Dennis to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,072 miles [6,553.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'