Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duncan Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duncan Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duncan Place
- 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 Duncan Place:
- 42.035465, -114.809765
- 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 Duncan Place
- 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- Since Duncan Place is near Elko County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elko County
- eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncan Place ...
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.
- Greys Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
- Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County
- Hand Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
- Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Indian Jim Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Jim Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
- Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jackpot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
- Jackpot is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <2>
- May Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Meteor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Player Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Player Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
- Player Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Riverside Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Elko County (NV)
- Rock House Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
- Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County
How Far From Duncan Place 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 Duncan Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Duncan Place and extending to:
- Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duncan Place to Twin Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,757 miles [12,483.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duncan Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0355, Longitude: -114.8098 In this case, the coordinates for Duncan Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Duncan Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.407 degrees. |