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:
- 39.366492, -77.333040
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Dennis is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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.
Within Maryland, the name Dennis is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Murray County
- This Dennis is located in Murray County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dennis that is located in Frederick 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 540 miles [869 km] to the southwest of the Dennis that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dennis.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dennis [Lawrence County].
- Logan County
- This Dennis is located in Logan County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dennis that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Dennis.
- 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 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dennis that is located in Frederick County.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Dennis is located in Forsyth County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dennis that is located in Frederick 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 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dennis that is located in Frederick 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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Aspen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Big Woods Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Woods Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Clear View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Clear View is located in Frederick County
- Coldstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Coldstream is located in Frederick County
- Elliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Frederick Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Gently Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gently Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gently Savage
- Gently Savage is located in Frederick County
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Honey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Hoot'N Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoot'N Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
- Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
- Land of Promise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Promise
- Land of Promise is located in Frederick County
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Nightingale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nightingale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
- Nightingale is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County
- Reels Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stone Barn Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Barn Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
- Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
- Honey Hill
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:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Dennis to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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: 39.3665, Longitude: -77.3330 In this case, the coordinates for Dennis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.676 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees. |