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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 Stevens Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevens Crossing 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 Stevens Crossing:
    • 32.772658, -82.254569
    • 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 Stevens Crossing
  • 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 Emanuel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Emanuel County
    • Since Stevens Crossing is near Burke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Stevens Crossing

Communities Also Named Stevens Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Stevens Crossing.

Within Georgia, the name Stevens Crossing is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stevens Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Stevens Crossing is located in Essex County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stevens Crossing that is located in Emanuel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Stevens Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Crossing ...

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.

  • Birdsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Birdsville is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
  • Butts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Butts is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gary is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gertrude
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gertrude is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Summertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Three Points is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Thrift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Twin City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Stevens Crossing 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 Stevens Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stevens Crossing and extending to:

  • Swainsboro, which is the Seat of Emanuel County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stevens Crossing to Swainsboro, with an average speed<3> 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 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 from Point A (ie- Stevens Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stevens Crossing 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 Stevens Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7727, Longitude: -82.2546       In this case, the coordinates for Stevens Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.986 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.079 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.716 degrees.