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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 Dunnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunnville 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 Dunnville:
- 40.827798, -92.379351
- 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 Dunnville
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Dunnville is near Van Buren County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 Dunnville
Communities Also Named Dunnville ...
We found three communities that are also named Dunnville.
Within Iowa, the name Dunnville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Dunnville is located in Casey County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dunnville that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Dunnville.
- Ontario
- This Dunnville lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunnville that is located in Davis County.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- This Dunnville is located in Dunn County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north of the Dunnville that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Dunnville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunnville ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Business Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Drakesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pickwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pickwick is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- White Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Elm is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm
How Far From Dunnville 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 Dunnville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Dunnville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunnville and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dunnville to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunnville) 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> | 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 Dunnville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Dunnville 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 Dunnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8278, Longitude: -92.3794 In this case, the coordinates for Dunnville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.203 degrees. |
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