Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunn
- 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 Dunn:
- 31.845157, -85.896061
- 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 Dunn
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Dunn is near Bullock County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Dunn ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Dunn.
Within Alabama, the name Dunn is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cross 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 Arkansas community of Dunn [Cross County].
- Monroe 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 Arkansas community of Dunn [Monroe County].
- Randolph County
- This Dunn is located in Randolph County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dunn that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Dunn.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Dunn is located in Fannin County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dunn that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dunn.
- Forsyth County
- This Dunn is located in Forsyth County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northeast of the Dunn that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Dunn.
- Murray 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 Georgia community of Dunn [Murray County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Dunn is located in New Madrid County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dunn that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Dunn.
- Texas County
- This Dunn is located in Texas County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the northwest of the Dunn that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Dunn.
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wyoming
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunn ...
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.
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Pike County
- Elmhill Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhill Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
- Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
- Forest Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
- Forest Circle is located in Pike County
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Pike County
- Heritage Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
- Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Pike County
- Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mountainbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
- Trojan Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
- Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
How Far From Dunn 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 Dunn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunn and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dunn to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Dunn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dunn 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> | 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- Dunn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8452, Longitude: -85.8961 In this case, the coordinates for Dunn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Dunn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.293 degrees. |