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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 Durand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durand 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 Durand:
    • 37.889622, -95.693226
    • 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 Durand
  • 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 Woodson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodson County
    • Since Durand is near Wilson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Durand

Communities Also Named Durand ...

We found six communities that are also named Durand.

Within Kansas, the name Durand is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Durand is located in Meriwether County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Durand that is located in Woodson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Durand.
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Durand is located in Winnebago County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Durand that is located in Woodson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Durand.
    • Michigan
      • Shiawassee County
      • This Durand is located in Shiawassee County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Durand that is located in Woodson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Durand.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Durand.
    • Virginia
      • Greensville County
      • This Durand is located in Greensville County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the east of the Durand that is located in Woodson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Durand.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pepin County
      • This Durand is located in Pepin County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Durand that is located in Woodson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Durand.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Durand ...

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 Durand 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 Durand to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Yates Center, which is the Seat of Woodson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Durand to Topeka, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,307 miles [8,540.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Durand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Durand 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 Durand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8896, Longitude: -95.6932    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.711 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.865 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.426 degrees.