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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 Deane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deane 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 Deane:
- 33.570388, -91.697072
- 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 Deane
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Deane is near Ashley County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot 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 Deane
Communities Also Named Deane ...
We found two communities that are also named Deane.
Within Arkansas, the name Deane is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Deane is located in Letcher County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deane that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Deane.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Deane [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deane ...
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.
- Cominto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cominto is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cominto
- Jade ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jade is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade
- Jeter ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jeter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
- Jordan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
- Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
How Far From Deane 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 Deane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deane and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Deane to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Deane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Deane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Deane 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 Deane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5704, Longitude: -91.6971 In this case, the coordinates for Deane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.317 degrees. |
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