Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dennys Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dennys Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dennys Mills

• 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 Dennys Mills:
  • 40.780619, -79.731464
  • 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 Dennys Mills

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Dennys Mills is near Armstrong County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dennys Mills ...

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.

• Boggsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
  • Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
• Bricker Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricker Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
  • Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
• Coal Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
  • Coal Hollow is located in Butler County
• Great Belt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
  • Great Belt is located in Butler County
• Herman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Herman is located in Butler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <2>
• Leasureville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
  • Leasureville is located in Butler County
• Mineral Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
  • Mineral Spring is located in Butler County
• Sandy Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
  • Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
• Shadyside Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
  • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
  • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
  • Buffalo Creek
  • Yellow Dog Village
• Silverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
  • Silverville is located in Butler County
• Slate Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
  • Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dennys Mills to Butler, 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/