Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deel

• 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 Deel:
  • 37.236222, -82.088189
  • 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 Deel

• 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Since Deel is near Dickenson County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Deel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deel ...

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.

• Hanger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hanger is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
• Home Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Home Creek is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Creek
• Janey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Janey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
• Longbottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longbottom is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbottom
• Maxie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxie is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Mount Heron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
• Page
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Pearly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearly is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
• Royal City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
• Shack Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
• Stacy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Tookland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tookland is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tookland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deel and extending to:

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Deel to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'