Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Deason Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deason Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deason Hill

• 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 Deason Hill:
  • 33.747886, -87.225002
  • 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 Deason Hill

• 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Deason Hill is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Deason Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deason Hill ...

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.

• America
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • America is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
• Barney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barney is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Dovertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dovertown is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
• Frisco Quarters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisco Quarters is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Quarters
• Gobblers Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
• Goodsprings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• High Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Level is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
• Mount Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ruby is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Standard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Standard is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Union Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Chapel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deason Hill and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Deason Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'