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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 Duxbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duxbury 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 Duxbury:
- 45.241087, -98.495093
- 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 Duxbury
- 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 Spink County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spink County
- Since Duxbury is near Brown County and also Faulk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulk 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 Duxbury
Communities Also Named Duxbury ...
We found three communities that are also named Duxbury.
Within South Dakota, the name Duxbury is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Duxbury is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the east of the Duxbury that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Duxbury.
- Minnesota
- Pine County
- This Duxbury is located in Pine County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Duxbury that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Duxbury.
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This Duxbury is located in Washington County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the east of the Duxbury that is located in Spink County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Duxbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duxbury ...
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.
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Craven Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rudolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
How Far From Duxbury 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 Duxbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duxbury and extending to:
- Redfield, which is the Seat of Spink County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Duxbury to Redfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duxbury) 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 Duxbury 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 Duxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2411, Longitude: -98.4951 In this case, the coordinates for Duxbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.483 degrees. |
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