Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Duffies, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duffies and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Duffies

• 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 Duffies:
  • 34.867109, -79.254758
  • 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 Duffies

• 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 Hoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
  • Since Duffies is near Scotland County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Duffies

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duffies ...

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.

• Arabia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arabia is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Crump Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
• Edinburgh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburgh is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Floral College
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral College is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hillcrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lumber Bridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
• Prospect
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Red Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <1>
• Sandy Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Grove is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
• Silver City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Silver City is located in Hoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City

How Far From Duffies 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 Duffies to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Duffies and extending to:

• Raeford, which is the Seat of Hoke County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Duffies to Raleigh, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'