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38.998960, -83.233518
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We found twelve communities that are also named Duke.
Within Ohio, the name Duke is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Duke is located in Calhoun County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Duke that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Duke.
Georgia
Ware County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Duke [Ware County].
Louisiana
Saint John the Baptist Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Duke [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
Michigan
Gogebic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Duke [Gogebic County].
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Duke is located in Hinds County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Duke that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Duke.
Missouri
Phelps County
This Duke is located in Phelps County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west of the Duke that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Duke.
North Carolina
Durham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Duke [Durham County].
Oklahoma
Jackson County
This Duke is located in Jackson County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duke that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Duke.
South Carolina
Abbeville County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Duke [Abbeville County].
Tennessee
Union County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Duke [Union County].
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Duke is located in Fort Bend County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Duke that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Duke.
West Virginia
Monongalia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Duke [Monongalia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duke ...
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.
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 Duke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duke and extending to:
Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duke to Waverly City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Duke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Duke 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.
<3>
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 Duke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Duke 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 Duke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9990, Longitude: -83.2335 In this case, the coordinates for Duke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.634 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.719 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.361 degrees.