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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 Denniston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denniston 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 Denniston:
- 41.460094, -74.105700
- 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 Denniston
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Denniston is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Denniston
Communities Also Named Denniston ...
We found two communities that are also named Denniston.
Within New York, the name Denniston is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Menifee County
- This Denniston is located in Menifee County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Denniston that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Denniston.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Denniston is located in Halifax County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southwest of the Denniston that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Denniston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denniston ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Firthcliffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Little Britain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Winds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountain Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Rock Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Salisbury Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vails Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vails Gate Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
How Far From Denniston 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 Denniston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denniston and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Denniston to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Denniston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Denniston 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 Denniston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4601, Longitude: -74.1057 In this case, the coordinates for Denniston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.369 degrees. |
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