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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:
    • 33.139839, -86.384422
    • 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Since Deans is near Shelby County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 ...
    • Conecuh County
      • This Deans is located in Conecuh County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deans that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh 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 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deans that is located in Talladega 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 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deans that is located in Talladega 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 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deans that is located in Talladega 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.

  • Chancellors Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chancellors Ferry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellors Ferry
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Homestead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Indian Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
  • Marble Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Mount Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Sulphur Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
  • Sunrise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Valentine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Valentine is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Deans 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 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:

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deans to Talladega, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 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 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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: 33.1398, Longitude: -86.3844       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 313.403 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.919 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.211 degrees.