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:
- 38.668134, -82.647385
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Dean is near Scioto County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- eBird sighting report for Gallia 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.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Dean.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- 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
- Missouri
- 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 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the south of the Dean that is located in Lawrence 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.
- 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 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dean that is located in Lawrence 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 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dean that is located in Lawrence 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.
- Arabia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bloom Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
- Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Junior Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior Furnace
- Junior Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Madland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ohio Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
- Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Olive Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
- Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Vesuvius Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
- Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Dean 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 Dean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Dean once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dean and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dean to Ironton, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.6681, Longitude: -82.6474 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 311.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.204 degrees. |