Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stokesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stokesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stokesville
- 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 Stokesville:
- 30.383292, -82.068168
- 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 Stokesville
- 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 Charlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charlton County
- Since Stokesville is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Stokesville ...
We found four communities that share the name Stokesville.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Stokesville.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Atkinson County
- This Stokesville is located in Atkinson County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stokesville that is located in Charlton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Stokesville.
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stokesville [Coffee County].
- Atkinson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Pembina County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Stokesville [Pembina County].
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Stokesville [Augusta County].
- North Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokesville ...
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.
- Boggy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Brightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
- Brightsville is located in Duval County (FL)
- Hart Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
- Hart Haven is located in Duval County (FL)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Hugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
- Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant is located in Duval County (FL)
- Kenny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Levi Sparkman Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levi Sparkman Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Sparkman Grant
- Levi Sparkman Grant is located in Duval County (FL)
- Manns Spur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Spur
- Manns Spur is located in Baker County (FL)
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Stokesville 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 Stokesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stokesville and extending to:
- Folkston, which is the Seat of Charlton County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stokesville to Folkston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stokesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stokesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stokesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3833, Longitude: -82.0682 In this case, the coordinates for Stokesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Stokesville 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. |
| <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 Stokesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stokesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.504 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.232 degrees. |