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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 Duff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duff 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 Duff:
    • 36.446746, -84.067424
    • 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 Duff
  • 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Since Duff is near Claiborne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Duff

Communities Also Named Duff ...

We found six communities that are also named Duff.

Within Tennessee, the name Duff is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Searcy County
      • This Duff is located in Searcy County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Duff.
    • Indiana
      • Dubois County
      • This Duff is located in Dubois County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Duff.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Duff is located in Grayson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Duff.
    • Nebraska
      • Rock County
      • This Duff is located in Rock County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Duff.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Duff lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This Duff is located in Shelby County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duff that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Duff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duff ...

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.

  • Boy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Boy is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
  • Flat Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
  • Fordtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fordtown is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Ivydell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivydell is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydell
  • Little White Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
  • Long Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Long Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
  • Peabody
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Peabody is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Stinking Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

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

  • Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Duff to Jacksboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Duff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Duff 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 Duff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4467, Longitude: -84.0674       In this case, the coordinates for Duff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.141 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.93 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.464 degrees.