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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 Stellaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stellaville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stellaville:
- 33.190146, -82.331235
- 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 Stellaville
- 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 Stellaville ...
We found one communities that share the name Stellaville.
Within Georgia, the name Stellaville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stellaville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Stellaville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stellaville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Stellaville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stellaville ...
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.
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Richmond County
- David ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- David is located in Glascock County
- Drone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Dyes Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyes Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyes Crossroad
- Dyes Crossroad is located in Burke County
- Edie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edie
- Edie is located in Richmond County
- Glovers Millpond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Millpond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Millpond
- Glovers Millpond is located in Glascock County
- Happy Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in McDuffie County
- Le Roy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in Burke County
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Jefferson County
- Noah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
How Far From Stellaville 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 Stellaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stellaville and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stellaville to Louisville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stellaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stellaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1901, Longitude: -82.3312 In this case, the coordinates for Stellaville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stellaville 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 311.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.638 degrees. |
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