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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 Deans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deans and the surrounding area.
- 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 Deans:
- 35.737569, -87.473903
- 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 Deans
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Deans is near Lewis County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Deans
Communities Also Named Deans ...
We found seven communities that are also named Deans.
Within Tennessee, the name Deans is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Deans is located in Conecuh County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south of the Deans that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Deans.
- Talladega County
- This Deans is located in Talladega County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southeast of the Deans that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Deans.
- Maine
- Piscataquis 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 Maine community of Deans [Piscataquis County].
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Deans is located in Middlesex County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deans that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Deans.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Deans.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Deans.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Deans is located in Anderson County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deans that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Deans.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deans ...
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.
- Bond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bond is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Fogg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fogg is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
- Graytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Maple Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Swan Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
How Far From Deans 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 Deans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deans and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Deans to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Deans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Deans 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 Deans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Deans 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 Deans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7376, Longitude: -87.4739 In this case, the coordinates for Deans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.208 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |
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