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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 Dupree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupree 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 Dupree:
    • 32.468473, -85.367723
    • 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 Dupree
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Dupree is near Macon County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Dupree

Communities Also Named Dupree ...

We found two communities that are also named Dupree.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Dupree.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Dupree in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Houston County
      • This Dupree is located in Houston County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south of the Dupree that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Dupree.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Ziebach County
      • This Dupree is located in Ziebach County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dupree that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ziebach County community of Dupree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupree ...

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.

  • Edgewood Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Meadows Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
  • Meadows Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
  • Oak Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
  • Prince Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
  • Sand Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Society Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Society Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Tanglewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Twin Creeks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
  • Union Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads

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

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

  • Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dupree to Opelika, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dupree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dupree 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 Dupree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4685, Longitude: -85.3677       In this case, the coordinates for Dupree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.762 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.085 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.96 degrees.