Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stansell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stansell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stansell
- 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 Stansell:
- 34.070670, -82.749581
- 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 Stansell
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Stansell is near Abbeville County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Stansell ...
We found one communities that share the name Stansell.
Within Georgia, the name Stansell is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stansell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stansell ...
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.
- Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cherokee Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Duke ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Edinburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Goose Pond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
- Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jones Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pearl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rocky River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Silk Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
How Far From Stansell 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 Stansell 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<3> community of Stansell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stansell and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stansell to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stansell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stansell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0707, Longitude: -82.7496 In this case, the coordinates for Stansell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Stansell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Stansell 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 311.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.568 degrees. |