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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 Dugas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dugas 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 Dugas:
- 34.361973, -111.978487
- 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 Dugas
- 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Since Dugas is near Maricopa County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Dugas
Communities Also Named Dugas ...
We found two communities that are also named Dugas.
Within Arizona, the name Dugas is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Brunswick
- This Dugas lies 2,564 miles [4,126.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dugas that is located in Yavapai County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dugas ...
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.
- Arnold Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold Place is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Place
- Big Bug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
- Bumble Bee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Dewey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey - Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
- Flower Pot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flower Pot is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Pot
- Humboldt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Dugas to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dugas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dugas and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dugas to Prescott, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 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- Dugas) 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 Dugas 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 Dugas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3620, Longitude: -111.9785 In this case, the coordinates for Dugas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.11 degrees. |
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