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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 Deans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deans 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 Deans:
    • 31.660158, -86.938868
    • 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 Deans
  • 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
    • Since Deans is near Butler County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Deans

Communities Also Named Deans ...

We found seven communities that are also named Deans.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Deans.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Talladega County
      • This Deans is located in Talladega County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deans that is located in Conecuh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Deans.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • 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 Maine community of Deans [Piscataquis County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Deans is located in Middlesex County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deans that is located in Conecuh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Deans.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Deans.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Deans.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Deans is located in Anderson County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deans that is located in Conecuh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Deans.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Deans is located in Hickman County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north of the Deans that is located in Conecuh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Deans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deans ...

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.

  • Bookers Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bookers Mill is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Mill
  • Butler Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler Springs is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
  • China
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • China is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Commerce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Cooks Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Crossroads is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowler is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Grace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grace is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Old Texas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Texas is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas
  • Pine Orchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Shacklesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville

How Far From Deans 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 Deans to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Deans to Evergreen, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Deans 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 Deans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deans 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 Deans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6602, Longitude: -86.9389       In this case, the coordinates for Deans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.627 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.974 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.728 degrees.