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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 ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Stansell

Communities Also Named Stansell ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Stansell is located in Hillsborough County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the Stansell that is located in Elbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stansell.

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)
    • Bell is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Cherokee Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
  • Coldwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coldwater is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Duke ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Abbeville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Edinburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Goose Pond ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harpers Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Jones Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Norman is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Rocky River ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
  • Silk Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people

How Far From Stansell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<2> 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stansell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.635 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.568 degrees.