Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deegans:
  • 38.152888, -80.945654
  • 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 Deegans

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Deegans is near Nicholas County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Deegans

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deegans ...

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.

• Divide
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Divide is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Elliot ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliot is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Jenky
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jenky is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
• Lookout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lookout is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <1>
• Lucas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Mount Lookout
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Mountain Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
• Poe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poe is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Pool
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pool is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
• Sparks ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
• Spy Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spy Rock is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spy Rock
• Woods Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deegans to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four 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 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'