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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 Camp Dupont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp 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 Camp Dupont:
- 35.565268, -114.763309
- 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 Camp 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Camp Dupont is near Mohave County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mohave County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Camp Dupont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp 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.
- Camp Booth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Booth is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Booth
- Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Copper Camp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Eldorado Canyon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Canyon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Canyon
- Emerald City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Lucky Jim Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lucky Jim Camp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Jim Camp
- Marie Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marie Camp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Camp
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Searchlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Camp Dupont 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 community such as Camp 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<2> community of Camp Dupont once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Camp Dupont and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Dupont to Las Vegas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,157 miles [13,127.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Camp Dupont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camp Dupont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Camp 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 Camp Dupont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5653, Longitude: -114.7633 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Dupont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.065 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.64 degrees. |
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