Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duane
- 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 Duane:
- 46.072193, -98.542323
- 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 Duane
- 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 Dickey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickey County
- Since Duane is near Brown County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Duane ...
We found four communities that share the name Duane.
Within North Dakota, the name Duane is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- New York
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Duane [Franklin County].
- Schenectady County
- This Duane is located in Schenectady County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the east of the Duane that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Duane.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duane ...
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.
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in LaMoure County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Dickey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <4>
- Frederick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Brown County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
- Glover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Grand Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in LaMoure County
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Silverleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
- Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
How Far From Duane 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 Duane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duane and extending to:
- Ellendale, which is the Seat of Dickey County, lies just to the South.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Duane to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Duane 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Duane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0722, Longitude: -98.5423 In this case, the coordinates for Duane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Duane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.66 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.325 degrees. |