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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 Dukes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dukes 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 Dukes:
- 29.966351, -82.407336
- 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 Dukes
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Dukes is near Alachua County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Dukes
Communities Also Named Dukes ...
We found seven communities that are also named Dukes.
Within Florida, the name Dukes is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Liberty 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 Georgia community of Dukes [Liberty County].
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- This Dukes is located in Hancock County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dukes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Dukes.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Dukes is located in Marquette County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<2> to the north of the Dukes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Dukes.
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Dukes is located in Nash County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dukes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Dukes.
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dukes.
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- This Dukes is located in Hampton County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dukes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Dukes.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Dukes is located in Roane County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the north of the Dukes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dukes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dukes ...
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.
- Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bland is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Browns Still
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns Still is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
- Dana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Hasan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hasan is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasan
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From Dukes 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 Dukes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dukes and extending to:
- Lake Butler, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dukes to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Dukes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dukes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dukes 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 Dukes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9664, Longitude: -82.4073 In this case, the coordinates for Dukes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.442 degrees. |
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