Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunn
- 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 Dunn:
- 32.567057, -100.885394
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dunn
- 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 Scurry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scurry County
- Since Dunn is near Mitchell County and also Nolan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for Nolan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dunn ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Dunn.
Within Texas, the name Dunn is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Cross County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dunn [Cross County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dunn [Monroe County].
- Randolph County
- This Dunn is located in Randolph County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunn that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Dunn.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Dunn is located in Fannin County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunn that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dunn.
- Forsyth County
- This Dunn is located in Forsyth County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east of the Dunn that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Dunn.
- Murray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dunn [Murray County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Dunn is located in New Madrid County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dunn that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Dunn.
- Texas County
- This Dunn is located in Texas County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the northeast of the Dunn that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Dunn.
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunn ...
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.
- Brand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Champion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - China Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Scurry County
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Scurry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <5>
- Knapp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Spade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
- Spade is located in Mitchell County
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dunn 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 Dunn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunn and extending to:
- Snyder, which is the Seat of Scurry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dunn to Snyder, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Dunn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5671, Longitude: -100.8854 In this case, the coordinates for Dunn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dunn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dunn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dunn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.706 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.723 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.557 degrees. |