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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 South Dennis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Dennis and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Dennis:
    • 39.172442, -74.817572
    • 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 South 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
    • Since South Dennis is near Cumberland County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 South Dennis

Communities Also Named South Dennis ...

We found one communities that are also named South Dennis.

Within New Jersey, the name South Dennis is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named South Dennis in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This South Dennis is located in Barnstable County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Dennis that is located in Cape May County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of South Dennis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Bennys Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bennys Landing is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennys Landing
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Dennisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Mayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mayville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
  • Potato Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Potato Island is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
  • Reeds Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds Beach is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Beach
  • Scotch Bonnet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scotch Bonnet is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bonnet
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Dennis and extending to:

  • Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Dennis to Cape May, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Dennis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 South Dennis 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 South Dennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1724, Longitude: -74.8176       In this case, the coordinates for South Dennis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.569 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.982 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.677 degrees.