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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 Dupree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupree 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 Dupree:
- 45.049785, -101.600207
- 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 Dupree
- 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 Ziebach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ziebach County
- Since Dupree is near Dewey County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dewey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Dupree
Communities Also Named Dupree ...
We found two communities that are also named Dupree.
Within South Dakota, the name Dupree is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Dupree is located in Houston County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dupree that is located in Ziebach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Dupree.
- Lee County
- This Dupree is located in Lee County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km] to the southeast of the Dupree that is located in Ziebach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Dupree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupree ...
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.
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Eagle Butte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Faith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Grass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grass is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
- Iron Lightning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Scaffold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Scaffold
- Estimated population in 2014: 372 people
- Thunder Butte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thunder Butte is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Butte
How Far From Dupree 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 city such as Dupree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dupree and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dupree to Pierre, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dupree) 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 Dupree 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 Dupree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0498, Longitude: -101.6002 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.289 degrees. |
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