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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Denny
- 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:
- 34.570089, -96.846679
- 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 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- Since Denny is near Pontotoc County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- eBird sighting report for Johnston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Denny ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Denny.
Within Oklahoma, the name Denny is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Perry County
- This Denny is located in Perry County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Denny that is located in Murray 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
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- 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 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the east of the Denny that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Denny.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
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.
- Cedar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Falls Creek Assembly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek Assembly
- Falls Creek Assembly is located in Murray County
- Franks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jesse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jollyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Jollyville is located in Murray County
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Sulphur is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <5>
- Union Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Pontotoc County
- Union Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Pontotoc County
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Denny and extending to:
- Sulphur, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Denny to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denny. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denny) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5701, Longitude: -96.8467 In this case, the coordinates for Denny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.187 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.001 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.468 degrees. |