Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stedman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stedman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stedman
- 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 Stedman:
- 34.629991, -116.168066
- 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 Stedman
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stedman ...
We found three communities that share the name Stedman.
Within California, the name Stedman is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- New York
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stedman ...
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.
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
- Bagdad ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County
- Basin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Desert Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Heights
- Desert Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Hector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - King ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Poe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Ragtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Saltus ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Sunfair Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunfair Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair Heights
- Sunfair Heights is located in San Bernardino County
How Far From Stedman 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 Stedman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Stedman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stedman and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Stedman to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,250 miles [13,277.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stedman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stedman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6300, Longitude: -116.1681 In this case, the coordinates for Stedman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stedman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Stedman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.615 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.444 degrees. |