Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deepstep:
  • 33.018053, -82.968979
  • 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 Deepstep

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Deepstep is near Hancock County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Deepstep

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deepstep ...

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.

• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Goat Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Goat Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
• Harpertown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Harpertown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
• Hazard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Sandersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sandersville
  • From Deepstep to Sandersville
• Sandtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Tabernacle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tabernacle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Tucker Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deepstep and extending to:

• Sandersville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deepstep to Sandersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'