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37.358688, -84.727446
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We found 40 communities that share the name Duncan.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Duncan.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Mercer County
This Duncan is located in Mercer County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Duncan.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Duncan is located in Jefferson County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Duncan.
Tallapoosa County
This Duncan is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Duncan.
Arizona
Greenlee County
This Duncan is located in Greenlee County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenlee County community of Duncan.
Arkansas
Monroe County
This Duncan is located in Monroe County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Duncan.
British Columbia
This Duncan lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
Colorado
Delta 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 Duncan [Delta County].
Saguache County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Duncan [Saguache County].
Connecticut
Middlesex 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 Connecticut community of Duncan [Middlesex County].
Illinois
Gallatin 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 Duncan [Gallatin County].
Stark County
This Duncan is located in Stark County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Duncan.
Indiana
Floyd County
This Duncan is located in Floyd County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Duncan.
Iowa
Hancock County
This Duncan is located in Hancock County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Duncan.
Kansas
Miami 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 Kansas community of Duncan [Miami County].
Michigan
Cheboygan 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 Michigan community of Duncan [Cheboygan County].
Marquette 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 Michigan community of Duncan [Marquette County].
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Duncan is located in Bolivar County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Duncan.
Missouri
Clay 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 Missouri community of Duncan [Clay County].
Webster County
This Duncan is located in Webster County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Duncan.
Montana
Flathead County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Duncan [Flathead County].
Gallatin 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 Montana community of Duncan [Gallatin County].
Missoula 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 Montana community of Duncan [Missoula County].
Nebraska
Platte County
This Duncan is located in Platte County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Duncan.
North Carolina
Harnett County
This Duncan is located in Harnett County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Duncan.
Rutherford 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 Carolina community of Duncan [Rutherford County].
Oklahoma
Stephens County
This Duncan is located in Stephens County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Duncan.
Ontario
This Duncan lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
Oregon
Umatilla County
This Duncan is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Duncan.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Duncan [Allegheny County].
Tioga County
This Duncan is located in Tioga County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Duncan.
Quebec
This Duncan lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This Duncan is located in Spartanburg County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Duncan.
South Dakota
Buffalo 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 South Dakota community of Duncan [Buffalo County].
Tennessee
Blount County
This Duncan is located in Blount County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Duncan.
Texas
Hartley 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 Texas community of Duncan [Hartley County].
Virginia
Floyd County
This Duncan is located in Floyd County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Duncan.
Norfolk City
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 Virginia community of Duncan [Norfolk City].
Washington
Spokane County
This Duncan is located in Spokane County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Duncan.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Duncan is located in Jackson County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Duncan that is located in Casey County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Duncan.
Wyoming
Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Duncan [Fremont County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncan ...
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.
Blue Lick (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicken Bristle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Duncan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duncan and extending to:
Liberty, which is the Seat of Casey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Duncan to Liberty, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3587, Longitude: -84.7274 In this case, the coordinates for Duncan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Duncan 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>
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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
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.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Duncan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.558 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.539 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.496 degrees.