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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duff
- 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:
- 37.549777, -86.413034
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Duff ...
We found six communities that share the name Duff.
Within Kentucky, the name Duff is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout 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
- Indiana
- Nebraska
- 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
- Texas
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Cobblers Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblers Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
- Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
- Falling Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County
- Horn Back Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Indian Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Lilac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Post
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Duff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5498, Longitude: -86.4130 In this case, the coordinates for Duff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Duff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.183 degrees. |