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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 Dubois, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dubois 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 Dubois:
- 38.445332, -86.804439
- 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 Dubois
- 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 Dubois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois County
- Since Dubois is near Martin County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Dubois
Communities Also Named Dubois ...
We found nine communities that are also named Dubois.
Within Indiana, the name Dubois is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dubois [Blount County].
- Georgia
- Dodge County
- This Dubois is located in Dodge County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Dubois.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dubois [Ada County].
- Clark County
- This Dubois is located in Clark County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Dubois.
- Illinois
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Dubois [Washington County].
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Dubois is located in Charles County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the east of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Dubois.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Dubois is located in Clearfield County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Dubois.
- Quebec
- This Dubois lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Dubois is located in Fremont County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dubois that is located in Dubois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Dubois.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dubois ...
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.
- Birdseye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Portersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Schnellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
How Far From Dubois 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 Dubois to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dubois and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Dubois County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dubois to Indianapolis, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dubois could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Dubois) 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 Dubois 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 Dubois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4453, Longitude: -86.8044 In this case, the coordinates for Dubois have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.125 degrees. |
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