Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deerfield
- 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 Deerfield:
- 39.122332, -76.529129
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deerfield
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Deerfield is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deerfield ...
We found 65 communities that share the name Deerfield.
There are six communities within Maryland that are also named Deerfield.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 64 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Calvert County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Deerfield is located in Bulloch County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Deerfield.
- Cobb County
- This Deerfield is located in Cobb County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Deerfield.
- Douglas County
- This Deerfield is located in Douglas County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Deerfield.
- Fulton County
- This Deerfield is located in Fulton County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Deerfield.
- Newton County
- This Deerfield is located in Newton County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Deerfield.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Deerfield [Bartholomew County].
- Randolph County
- This Deerfield is located in Randolph County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Deerfield.
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Deerfield [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Deerfield [Finney County].
- Kearny County
- This Deerfield is located in Kearny County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearny County community of Deerfield.
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Deerfield is located in Lenawee County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Deerfield.
- Van Buren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deerfield [Van Buren County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Deerfield is located in Madison County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Deerfield.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Deerfield is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Deerfield.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Deerfield is located in Grafton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Deerfield.
- Rockingham County
- This Deerfield is located in Rockingham County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Deerfield.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Deerfield is located in Oneida County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Deerfield.
- Suffolk County
- This Deerfield is located in Suffolk County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Deerfield.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Deerfield is located in Alamance County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Deerfield.
- Onslow County
- This Deerfield is located in Onslow County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Deerfield.
- Pitt County
- This Deerfield is located in Pitt County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Deerfield.
- Rutherford County
- This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
- Wake County
- This Deerfield is located in Wake County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Deerfield.
- Watauga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Deerfield [Watauga County].
- Wilson County
- This Deerfield is located in Wilson County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Deerfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Deerfield lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Deerfield is located in Portage County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Deerfield.
- Warren County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Deerfield.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Deerfield is located in Florence County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Deerfield.
- Greenville County
- This Deerfield is located in Greenville County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Deerfield.
- Jasper County
- This Deerfield is located in Jasper County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Deerfield.
- Sumter County
- This Deerfield is located in Sumter County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Deerfield.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Deerfield is located in Lawrence County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Deerfield.
- Montgomery County
- This Deerfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deerfield.
- Rutherford County
- This Deerfield is located in Rutherford County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Deerfield.
- Sullivan County
- This Deerfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Deerfield.
- Williamson County
- This Deerfield is located in Williamson County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerfield.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Deerfield is located in Davis County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Deerfield.
- Salt Lake County
- This Deerfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km] to the west northwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Deerfield.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Deerfield is located in Augusta County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Deerfield.
- Goochland County
- This Deerfield is located in Goochland County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerfield.
- Newport News City
- This Deerfield is located in Newport News City and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deerfield.
- Prince William County
- This Deerfield is located in Prince William County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west southwest of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Deerfield.
- Suffolk City
- This Deerfield is located in Suffolk City and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south of the Deerfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Deerfield.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield ...
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.
- Beauty Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
- Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Clearview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cottage Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
- Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Elizabeths Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeths Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
- Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Fairhaven Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Freetown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Green Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Greenland Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
- Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
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- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Hillside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jacobsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lake Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Long Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Pack Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Riding Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riding Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rock Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
- Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rock Creek Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rock Hill Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
- Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rockhill Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhill Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
- Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rockview Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
- Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Royal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
- Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sanders Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sandy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Sandy Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- School Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for School Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
- School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Silver Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands
- Silver Sands is located in Anne Arundel County
- Smugglers Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smugglers Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
- Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stoney View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
- Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timber Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Glade
- Timber Glade is located in Anne Arundel County
- View Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point
- View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- High Point
How Far From Deerfield 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 Deerfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerfield and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1223, Longitude: -76.5291 In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deerfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Deerfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.413 degrees. |