Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deputy:
  • 38.794224, -85.653299
  • 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 Deputy

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deputy ...

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.

• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hilltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hilltown is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Paris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Paris Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
• Retreat
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Retreat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Staples Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
• Swanville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Swanville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
• Uniontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Uniontown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Walnut Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Deputy to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'