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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 Duplex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duplex 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 Duplex:
- 33.777879, -96.139147
- 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 Duplex
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Duplex is near Bryan County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Duplex
Communities Also Named Duplex ...
We found one communities that are also named Duplex.
Within Texas, the name Duplex is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Duplex in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Duplex is located in Williamson County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Duplex that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Duplex.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duplex ...
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.
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Karma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Karma is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karma
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Monkstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Roberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Telephone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tulip
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
How Far From Duplex 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 Duplex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Duplex and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Duplex to Bonham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 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- Duplex) 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 Duplex 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 Duplex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7779, Longitude: -96.1391 In this case, the coordinates for Duplex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.244 degrees. |
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