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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 Denning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denning 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 Denning:
- 31.514651, -94.246003
- 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 Denning
- 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 San Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- Since Denning is near Nacogdoches County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Denning
Communities Also Named Denning ...
We found two communities that are also named Denning.
Within Texas, the name Denning is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Denning is located in Franklin County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north of the Denning that is located in San Augustine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Denning.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Denning is located in Ulster County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Denning that is located in San Augustine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Denning.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denning ...
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.
- Black Ankle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Bland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
- Brady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lanetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Rebecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunrise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave
How Far From Denning 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 Denning to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denning and extending to:
- San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Denning to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denning) 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 Denning 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 Denning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5147, Longitude: -94.2460 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.696 degrees. |
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