Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in DuPont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DuPont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for DuPont
- 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 DuPont:
- 47.099373, -122.638113
- 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 DuPont
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since DuPont is near Thurston County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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 DuPont ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name DuPont.
Within Washington, the name DuPont is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This DuPont is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the DuPont that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of DuPont.
- Iberville Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of DuPont [Iberville Parish].
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This DuPont is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east southeast of the DuPont that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of DuPont.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near DuPont ...
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.
- Clover Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Clover Park is located in Pierce County
- Gertrude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Gertrude is located in Pierce County
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mushroom Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mushroom Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Corner
- Mushroom Corner is located in Thurston County
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ponders Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
- Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
- Union Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill
- Union Mill is located in Thurston County
How Far From DuPont 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 city such as DuPont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in DuPont and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from DuPont to Tacoma, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for DuPont: www.ci.dupont.wa.us/
The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DuPont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in DuPont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0994, Longitude: -122.6381 |
| <2> | 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 DuPont 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. |
| <3> | 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 DuPont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 DuPont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.103 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.67 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.996 degrees. |