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

When in Dennies Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dennies Hollow 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 Dennies Hollow:
    • 43.127572, -74.251801
    • 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 Dennies Hollow
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dennies Hollow ...

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.

  • Carpenters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
    • Carpenters Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Cranberry Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Fayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
    • Fayville is located in Saratoga County
  • Fish House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
    • Fish House is located in Fulton County
  • Gloversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Progress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Red Bunch Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bunch Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bunch Corners
    • Red Bunch Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Riceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Fulton County
  • Sweets Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing
    • Sweets Crossing is located in Fulton County
  • Union Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Vail Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
    • Vail Mills is located in Fulton County

How Far From Dennies Hollow 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 Dennies Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dennies Hollow and extending to:

  • Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dennies Hollow to Johnstown, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dennies Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Dennies Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dennies Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1276, Longitude: -74.2518       In this case, the coordinates for Dennies Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dennies Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.811 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.763 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.659 degrees.









 

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