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

When in Deans Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deans Store 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 Deans Store:
    • 36.715658, -82.370423
    • 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 Deans Store
  • 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 Deans Store ...

We found one communities that share the name Deans Store.

Within Virginia, the name Deans Store is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Deans Store in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Nash 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 Deans Store [Nash County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deans Store ...

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.

  • Bush Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
    • Bush Mill is located in Scott County
  • Crackers Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackers Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
    • Crackers Neck is located in Scott County
  • Grassy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Russell County
  • Hobbs Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
    • Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jett Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jett Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
    • Jett Ford is located in Scott County
  • Little Duck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
    • Little Duck is located in Scott County
  • Maces Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
    • Maces Spring is located in Scott County
  • Martin Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
    • Martin Ford is located in Washington County
  • Point Truth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Truth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
    • Point Truth is located in Russell County
  • Silica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Silica is located in Scott County
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Scott County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deans Store and extending to:

  • Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deans Store to Gate City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deans Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Deans Store 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>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deans Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deans Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7157, Longitude: -82.3704       In this case, the coordinates for Deans Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.121 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.80 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.679 degrees.









 

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