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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:
- 36.823444, -81.988460
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Duncanville is near Russell County and also Smyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth 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 Virginia, the name Duncanville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, 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 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Duncanville that is located in Washington 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 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Duncanville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Duncanville.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Duncanville is located in Marshall County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duncanville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Duncanville.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Duncanville is located in Dallas County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Duncanville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas 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.
- Butts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Corn Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Valley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Valley
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Fractionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fractionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Rockdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shortsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Stone Bruise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise
How Far From Duncanville 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 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:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Duncanville to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncanville) 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 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: 36.8234, Longitude: -81.9885 In this case, the coordinates for Duncanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.893 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.489 degrees. |
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