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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 Du Bois, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Du Bois 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 Du Bois:
    • 40.034663, -96.048169
    • 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 Du Bois
  • 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 Pawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pawnee County
    • Since Du Bois is near Richardson County and also Nemaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richardson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nemaha 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 Du Bois

Communities Also Named Du Bois ...

We found one communities that are also named Du Bois.

Within Nebraska, the name Du Bois is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Du Bois in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Washington County
      • This Du Bois is located in Washington County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Du Bois that is located in Pawnee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Du Bois.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Du Bois ...

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.

How Far From Du Bois to ...

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 village such as Du Bois to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Du Bois and extending to:

  • Pawnee City, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Du Bois to Lincoln, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Du Bois) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Du Bois 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 Du Bois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0347, Longitude: -96.0482    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.10 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.22 degrees.