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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 Dupont Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupont Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Manor:
    • 39.254242, -81.605682
    • 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 Dupont Manor
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Dupont Manor is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Dupont Manor

Communities Also Named Dupont Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Dupont Manor.

Within West Virginia, the name Dupont Manor is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Dupont Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Dupont Manor is located in Kent County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dupont Manor that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Dupont Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupont Manor ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Larkmead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Little Hocking
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pettyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pettyville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Porterfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Redbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunset Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
  • Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
  • Woodland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Dupont Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dupont Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dupont Manor and extending to:

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dupont Manor to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east (E). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dupont Manor) 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 Dupont Manor 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 Dupont Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2542, Longitude: -81.6057       In this case, the coordinates for Dupont Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.624 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.604 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.556 degrees.