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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 Dupont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupont 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 Dupont:
- 37.163053, -94.563718
- 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 Dupont
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Dupont is near Cherokee County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Dupont
Communities Also Named Dupont ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Dupont.
Within Missouri, the name Dupont is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Dupont is located in Adams County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Dupont.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Dupont is located in Kent County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Dupont.
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Dupont is located in Flagler County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Dupont.
- Georgia
- Clinch 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 Georgia community of Dupont [Clinch County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Dupont [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- This Dupont is located in Jefferson County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Dupont.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg 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 Dupont [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Dupont.
- Iberville Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Dupont [Iberville Parish].
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Dupont is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the south southeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Dupont.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Dupont is located in Hennepin County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Dupont.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth 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 Dupont [Monmouth County].
- North Carolina
- Wake 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 Dupont [Wake County].
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Dupont is located in Putnam County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dupont.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Dupont is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Dupont.
- South Carolina
- Charleston 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 Carolina community of Dupont [Charleston County].
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Dupont is located in Sevier County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Dupont.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Dupont is located in Pierce County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dupont that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Dupont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupont ...
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.
- Airport Drive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Badger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Carl Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chitwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chitwood is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Empire City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Gregg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gregg is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Iron Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Lone Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
How Far From Dupont 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 Dupont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Dupont once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dupont and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dupont to Carthage, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Dupont) 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 Dupont 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> | 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 Dupont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dupont 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 Dupont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1631, Longitude: -94.5637 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.889 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.816 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.006 degrees. |
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