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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deandale:
    • 40.309334, -80.617278
    • 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 Deandale
  • 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 Deandale is near Brooke County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Deandale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deandale ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arnold is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Brilliant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Coketown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
  • Dutch Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
  • Fishersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
  • Georges Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Longview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Louise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Louise is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mingo Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Rabbit Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
    • Rockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Shank Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
    • Sunshine Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deandale to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Deandale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Deandale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3093, Longitude: -80.6173    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.977 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.026 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.752 degrees.