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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 Dundee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dundee 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 Dundee:
    • 38.308487, -98.890426
    • 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 Dundee
  • 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 Barton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
    • Since Dundee is near Stafford County and also Pawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pawnee 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 Dundee

Communities Also Named Dundee ...

We found 38 communities that are also named Dundee.

Within Kansas, the name Dundee is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of 34 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Dundee, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva County
      • This Dundee is located in Geneva County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Dundee.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dundee [Los Angeles County].
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Dundee [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Dundee is located in Polk County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Dundee.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Dundee [Kane County].
    • Indiana
      • Blackford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dundee [Blackford County].
      • Madison County
      • This Dundee is located in Madison County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dundee.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Dundee is located in Delaware County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Dundee.
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Dundee is located in Ohio County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Dundee.
      • Powell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dundee [Powell County].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Dundee.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Dundee is located in Monroe County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Dundee.
    • Minnesota
      • Nobles County
      • This Dundee is located in Nobles County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nobles County community of Dundee.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Dundee is located in Tunica County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Dundee.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Dundee is located in Franklin County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dundee.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Dundee lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Dundee is located in Carroll County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Dundee.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dundee [Bergen County].
      • Passaic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dundee [Passaic County].
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Dundee is located in Yates County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Dundee.
    • North Dakota
      • Walsh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Dundee [Walsh County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Dundee lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Dundee is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Dundee.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Dundee is located in Carter County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Dundee.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Dundee is located in Yamhill County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Dundee.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Dundee is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Dundee.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Dundee lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
    • Quebec
      • This Dundee lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
    • Texas
      • Archer County
      • This Dundee is located in Archer County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Archer County community of Dundee.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Dundee is located in Bedford County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Dundee.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Dundee.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Dundee is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Dundee.
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • This Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundee that is located in Barton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Dundee.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 8,428 miles [13,563.6 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Dundee
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      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 8,627 miles [13,883.8 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Dundee
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Dundee
    • South Africa
      • - KwaZulu-Natal
      • Distance: 9,446 miles [15,201.9 km]<1> to the east
      • Open a Google Map centered on Dundee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dundee ...

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.

How Far From Dundee 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 Dundee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Great Bend, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dundee to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dundee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dundee 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.
<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 Dundee 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 Dundee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3085, Longitude: -98.8904    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.968 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.543 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.948 degrees.