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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 Dennis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dennis 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 Dennis:
    • 36.539246, -94.884123
    • 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 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Dennis is near Craig County and also Mayes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mayes 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 Dennis

Communities Also Named Dennis ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Dennis.

Within Oklahoma, the name Dennis is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Murray County
      • This Dennis is located in Murray County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Dennis.
      • Putnam County
      • This Dennis is located in Putnam County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east southeast of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dennis.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dennis [Appanoose County].
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • This Dennis is located in Labette County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Dennis.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dennis [Lawrence County].
      • Logan County
      • This Dennis is located in Logan County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Dennis.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Dennis [Frederick County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Dennis is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Dennis.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dennis [Antrim County].
      • Grand Traverse 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 Michigan community of Dennis [Grand Traverse County].
      • Osceola 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 Michigan community of Dennis [Osceola County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • This Dennis is located in Tishomingo County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Dennis.
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dennis [Dawson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Dennis lies 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dennis [Cape May County].
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Dennis is located in Forsyth County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Dennis.
      • Gates County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dennis [Gates County].
    • Ohio
      • Scioto County
      • This Dennis is located in Scioto County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Dennis.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Dennis is located in Malheur County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Dennis.
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River County
      • This Dennis is located in Fall River County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Dennis.
      • Pennington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dennis [Pennington County].
    • Texas
      • Parker County
      • This Dennis is located in Parker County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Dennis.
    • Utah
      • Juab County
      • This Dennis is located in Juab County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Dennis.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Dennis is located in Greenbrier County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east of the Dennis that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Dennis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Big Cabin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bull Hollow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
  • Cave ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
  • Disney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dodge is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <4>
  • Hoot Owl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
  • Jay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Kellyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Maysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Rome City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Success
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Success is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Turkey Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey Ford is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ford

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

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

  • Jay, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dennis to Jay, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dennis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Dennis 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.
<3>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 Dennis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 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 Dennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5392, Longitude: -94.8841       In this case, the coordinates for Dennis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.055 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.929 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.263 degrees.