Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center:
  • 44.659497, -74.264049
  • 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 Duane Center

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Duane Center is near Saint Lawrence County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Duane Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duane Center ...

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.

• Chasm Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
• Loon Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
• Merrillsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Owls Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Owls Head is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <1>
• Paul Smiths
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <1>
• Rainbow Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow Lake <1>
• Spring Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
• Two Brooks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Two Brooks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Brooks
• Wolf Pond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond

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

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

• Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Duane Center to Malone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,144 miles [6,669.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'