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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 Duane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duane 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 Duane:
- 42.754242, -74.148461
- 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
- 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
- Since Duane is near Schoharie County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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
Communities Also Named Duane ...
We found four communities that are also named Duane.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Duane.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In 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].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Perry 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 Kentucky community of Duane [Perry County].
- North Dakota
- Dickey County
- This Duane is located in Dickey County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Duane that is located in Schenectady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Duane.
- Virginia
- King William County
- This Duane is located in King William County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Duane that is located in Schenectady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Duane.
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.
- Braman Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Dunnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
- Dwelly Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dwelly Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwelly Corners
- Fullers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lost Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Quaker Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Scotch Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scotch Church is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Church
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:
- Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duane to Schenectady, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Duane 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 Duane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7542, Longitude: -74.1485 In this case, the coordinates for Duane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.788 degrees. |
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