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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 Duff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duff 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 Duff:
- 37.549581, -86.413206
- 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 Duff
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Duff is near Breckinridge County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Duff
Communities Also Named Duff ...
We found six communities that are also named Duff.
Within Kentucky, the name Duff is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- This Duff is located in Searcy County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Duff.
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Duff is located in Dubois County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Duff.
- Nebraska
- Rock County
- This Duff is located in Rock County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Duff.
- Saskatchewan
- This Duff lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Duff is located in Campbell County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Duff.
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Duff is located in Shelby County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Duff that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Duff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duff ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cobblers Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
- Falling Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Horn Back Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lilac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lilac is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Post
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Duff 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 Duff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duff and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Duff to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Duff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Duff 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 Duff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5496, Longitude: -86.4132 In this case, the coordinates for Duff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.61 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.183 degrees. |
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