Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dean and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dean
- 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 Dean:
- 39.649526, -80.590087
- 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 Dean
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Dean is near Marshall County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Dean ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Dean.
Within West Virginia, the name Dean is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dean [Clay County].
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dean [Dale County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dean [Jefferson County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dean [Reno County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dean [Granville County].
- Macon County
- This Dean is located in Macon County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dean that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Dean.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dean [Lawrence County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dean [Montgomery County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dean [Bedford County].
- Scott County
- This Dean is located in Scott County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dean that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Dean.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Dean is located in Clay County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dean that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Dean.
- Deaf Smith County
- Although located in Deaf Smith County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Dean.
- Hockley County
- Although located in Hockley County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hockley County community of Dean.
- Leon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Dean [Leon County].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dean [Snohomish County].
- Spokane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dean [Spokane County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dean ...
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.
- Anthem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Four Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Knob Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sincerity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Wheat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Dean to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dean and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dean to New Martinsville, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dean 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6495, Longitude: -80.5901 In this case, the coordinates for Dean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dean, 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 Dean 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 309.987 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.939 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.972 degrees. |