Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dean and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dean
- 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 Dean:
- 39.871105, -94.831911
- 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 Dean
- 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- Since Dean is near Buchanan County and also Doniphan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- eBird sighting report for Doniphan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dean ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Dean.
Within Missouri, the name Dean is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dean [Clay County].
- Dale 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 Alabama community of Dean [Dale County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dean [Jefferson County].
- Reno 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 Kansas community of Dean [Reno County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dean [Granville County].
- Macon County
- This Dean is located in Macon County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dean that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Dean.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dean [Lawrence County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dean [Montgomery County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dean [Bedford County].
- Scott County
- This Dean is located in Scott County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dean that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Dean.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Dean is located in Clay County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dean that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Dean.
- Deaf Smith County
- Although located in Deaf Smith County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Dean.
- Hockley County
- Although located in Hockley County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hockley County community of Dean.
- Leon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Dean [Leon County].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dean [Snohomish County].
- Spokane 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 Washington community of Dean [Spokane County].
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dean ...
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Fanning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Maxey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Orchid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Union Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Willow Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
How Far From Dean 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 Dean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dean and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dean to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dean 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8711, Longitude: -94.8319 In this case, the coordinates for Dean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dean, 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 Dean 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 319.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.582 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.637 degrees. |