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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 Duncanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duncanville 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 Duncanville:
- 35.451741, -86.841390
- 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 Duncanville
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Duncanville is near Maury County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Duncanville
Communities Also Named Duncanville ...
We found four communities that are also named Duncanville.
Within Tennessee, the name Duncanville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Duncanville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Duncanville.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Duncanville is located in Crawford County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north of the Duncanville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Duncanville.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Duncanville is located in Dallas County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duncanville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Duncanville.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Duncanville is located in Washington County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Duncanville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Duncanville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncanville ...
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.
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hickory Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Heights is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lewisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Marshall Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall Heights is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
How Far From Duncanville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Duncanville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duncanville and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Duncanville to Nashville, 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 589 miles [947.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duncanville) 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 Duncanville 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 Duncanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4517, Longitude: -86.8414 In this case, the coordinates for Duncanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.883 degrees. |
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