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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 Duffield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duffield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Duffield:
    • 39.883703, -77.575823
    • 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 Duffield
  • 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 Duffield is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Duffield

Communities Also Named Duffield ...

We found five communities that are also named Duffield.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Duffield is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Duffield lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duffield that is located in Franklin County.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Duffield is located in El Paso County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the west of the Duffield that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Duffield.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Duffield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Duffield that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Duffield.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Duffield is located in Genesee County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duffield that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Duffield.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Duffield is located in Scott County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Duffield that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Duffield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duffield ...

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.

  • Clay Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Cold Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Falling Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fox Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jugtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Marion is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Pond Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
  • Red Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slabtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Smoketown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
  • Tomstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duffield and extending to:

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Duffield to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duffield) 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 Duffield 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 Duffield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8837, Longitude: -77.5758       In this case, the coordinates for Duffield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.146 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.562 degrees.