Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stephens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stephens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stephens
- 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 Stephens:
- 33.794843, -83.161542
- 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 Stephens
- 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Since Stephens is near Greene County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Stephens ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Stephens.
Within Georgia, the name Stephens is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Stephens is located in Boone County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stephens that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Stephens.
- Callaway County
- This Stephens is located in Callaway County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northwest of the Stephens that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Stephens.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Stephens is located in Davis County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Stephens that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stephens.
- Weber County
- This Stephens is located in Weber County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km] to the west northwest of the Stephens that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Stephens.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Stephens [Spotsylvania County].
- Wise County
- This Stephens is located in Wise County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the north of the Stephens that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Stephens.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephens ...
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.
- Arnoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsville
- Arnoldsville is located in Oglethorpe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnoldsville <4>
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hickory Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
- Hogan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hunters Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
- Maxeys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
- Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <4>
- Old Mill Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
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- Pioneer Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Rock and Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock and Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sandy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Temperance Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
- Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
- Wise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Woods
How Far From Stephens 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 Stephens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stephens and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stephens to Atlanta, with an average speed<7>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stephens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Stephens could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stephens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stephens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7948, Longitude: -83.1615 In this case, the coordinates for Stephens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Stephens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Stephens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.539 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.861 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.799 degrees. |