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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 Dunfee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunfee 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 Dunfee:
- 41.086714, -85.337197
- 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 Dunfee
- 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Since Dunfee is near Allen County and also Huntington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington 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 Dunfee
Communities Also Named Dunfee ...
We found one communities that are also named Dunfee.
Within Indiana, the name Dunfee is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Dunfee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Belmont 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 Ohio community of Dunfee [Belmont County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunfee ...
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.
- Forest Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Manor Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manor Woods is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peabody is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Saturn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
- Times Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Times Corner is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Corner
- Walnut Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
How Far From Dunfee 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 Dunfee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunfee and extending to:
- Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunfee to Columbia City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Dunfee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunfee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dunfee 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 Dunfee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0867, Longitude: -85.3372 In this case, the coordinates for Dunfee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.688 degrees. |
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