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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Denny Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denny Store and the surrounding area.
- 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 Store:
- 36.383475, -78.820562
- 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 Denny Store
- 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
- Since Denny Store is near Granville County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Denny Store
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denny Store ...
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.
- Christie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Chub Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chub Lake is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
- Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hicks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Shoofly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoofly is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoofly
- Timberlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triple Springs is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs
How Far From Denny Store 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 Denny Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Denny Store and extending to:
- Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Denny Store to Roxboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denny Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denny Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3835, Longitude: -78.8206 In this case, the coordinates for Denny Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.041 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.371 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.345 degrees. |
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