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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 Dull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dull 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 Dull:
- 40.764214, -84.666626
- 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 Dull
- 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 Van Wert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- Since Dull is near Mercer County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Dull
Communities Also Named Dull ...
We found two communities that are also named Dull.
Within Ohio, the name Dull is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- This Dull is located in Dickson County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dull that is located in Van Wert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Dull.
- Texas
- La Salle County
- This Dull is located in La Salle County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dull that is located in Van Wert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Dull.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dull ...
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.
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Convoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Middle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Striptown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Striptown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Striptown
How Far From Dull 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 Dull to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dull and extending to:
- Van Wert, which is the Seat of Van Wert County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dull to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 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- Dull) 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 Dull 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 Dull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7642, Longitude: -84.6666 In this case, the coordinates for Dull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.469 degrees. |
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