Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deanefield:
  • 37.659657, -86.806934
  • 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 Deanefield

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deanefield ...

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.

• Bells Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bells Run is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boston is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Dundee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Floral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Floral is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
• Fordsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fordsville
  • From Deanefield to Fordsville
• Grandview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Herbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Narrows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Narrows is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Oklahoma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oklahoma
  • From Deanefield to Oklahoma
• Ralph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralph is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Roseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Taffy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Taffy is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taffy

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

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

• Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deanefield to Hartford, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'