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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 Dunkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk:
- 40.374430, -85.207246
- 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 Dunkirk
- 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 Jay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jay County
- Since Dunkirk is near Blackford County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blackford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Dunkirk
Communities Also Named Dunkirk ...
We found nine communities that are also named Dunkirk.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Dunkirk.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Cass County
- This Dunkirk is located in Cass County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Dunkirk.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Dunkirk is located in Crawford County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dunkirk.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Dunkirk is located in Calvert County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Dunkirk.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Dunkirk is located in Washington County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dunkirk.
- Montana
- Toole County
- This Dunkirk is located in Toole County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Dunkirk.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Dunkirk.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Dunkirk is located in Hardin County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Dunkirk.
- Saskatchewan
- This Dunkirk lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Dunkirk is located in Dane County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dunkirk that is located in Jay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Dunkirk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunkirk ...
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.
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Converse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Desoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Redkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shedville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville
How Far From Dunkirk 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 city such as Dunkirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunkirk and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Jay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunkirk to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkirk) 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> | 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 Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3744, Longitude: -85.2072 In this case, the coordinates for Dunkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.324 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.843 degrees. |
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