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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denny 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:
    • 36.091797, -81.422595
    • 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
  • 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
    • Since Denny is near Caldwell County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga 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

Communities Also Named Denny ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Denny.

Within North Carolina, the name Denny is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Denny [Trinity County].
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Denny is located in Perry County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Denny that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Denny.
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Denny [Warren County].
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Denny [Wayne County].
    • North Dakota
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Denny [Pierce County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Murray County
      • This Denny is located in Murray County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the west of the Denny that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Denny.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Denny [Allegheny County].
      • Butler 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 Pennsylvania community of Denny [Butler County].
    • South Carolina
      • Edgefield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Denny [Edgefield County].
      • Saluda County
      • This Denny is located in Saluda County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the south of the Denny that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Denny.
    • Texas
      • Falls County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Denny [Falls County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Denny [Marathon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denny ...

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.

  • Buffalo Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
  • Elkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Elkville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
  • Fort Defiance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
  • Harley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harley is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
  • Jones ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Kings Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Maple Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Powderhorn Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Powderhorn Mountain is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Mountain
  • Ready Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
  • Thankful
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thankful is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thankful

How Far From Denny to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 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 Denny once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Denny and extending to:

  • Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Denny to Wilkesboro, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east (E). 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 308 miles [495.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Denny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Denny) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Denny 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0918, Longitude: -81.4226       In this case, the coordinates for Denny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.559 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.066 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.476 degrees.