Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dunnington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunnington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dunnington

• 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 Dunnington:
  • 40.564203, -87.490854
  • 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 Dunnington

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Dunnington is near Iroquois County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Dunnington

Communities Also Named Dunnington ...

We found one communities that are also named Dunnington.

Within Indiana, the name Dunnington is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Dunnington in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Independence County
    • This Dunnington is located in Independence County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dunnington that is located in Benton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Dunnington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunnington ...

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.

• Chase
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chase is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Fargo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fargo is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Fowler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
• Free
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Free is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free
• Freeland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Freeland Park is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
• Gravel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Handy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Handy is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Heaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heaton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Hooker Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooker Corner is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Corner

How Far From Dunnington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dunnington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunnington and extending to:

• Fowler, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunnington to Fowler, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'