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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 Dupuyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupuyer 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 Dupuyer:
- 48.191697, -112.499467
- 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 Dupuyer
- 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 Pondera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pondera County
- Since Dupuyer is near Teton County and also Glacier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glacier 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 Dupuyer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupuyer ...
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.
- Blackleaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackleaf is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackleaf
- Edwards Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Family ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Family is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family
- Gunsight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gunsight is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Liberty Center ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Lone Tree ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Pierce Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pierce Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossing
- Shields Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Sundance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sundance is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
How Far From Dupuyer 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 Dupuyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dupuyer and extending to:
- Conrad, which is the Seat of Pondera County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dupuyer to Conrad, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,363 miles [8,630.9 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- Dupuyer) 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 Dupuyer 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 Dupuyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1917, Longitude: -112.4995 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.901 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.256 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.359 degrees. |
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