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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 Stella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stella 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 Stella:
    • 37.737869, -83.166007
    • 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 Stella
  • 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
    • Since Stella is near Morgan County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Stella

Communities Also Named Stella ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Stella.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Stella.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Calloway County
      • This Stella is located in Calloway County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Stella.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • This Stella is located in Izard County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Stella.
    • Florida
      • Escambia 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 Florida community of Stella [Escambia County].
    • Kansas
      • Reno 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 Kansas community of Stella [Reno County].
      • Wilson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Stella [Wilson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Stella.
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot 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 Michigan community of Stella [Gratiot County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Stella is located in Pike County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stella.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This Stella is located in Newton County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the west of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Stella.
    • Nebraska
      • Richardson County
      • This Stella is located in Richardson County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Stella.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Stella is located in Broome County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Stella.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Stella is located in Carteret County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Stella.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This Stella is located in Vinton County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Stella.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Stella is located in Cleveland County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Stella.
    • Ontario
      • This Stella lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg 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 South Carolina community of Stella [Orangeburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Stella is located in Giles County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Stella.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Stella [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Patrick County
      • This Stella is located in Patrick County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Stella.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Stella is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stella that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Stella.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt 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 West Virginia community of Stella [Wirt County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stella ...

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.

  • Craft Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Edna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Edna is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Elsie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Fritz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
  • Gullett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gullett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
  • Harper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harper is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Holliday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holliday is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Lakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lickburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
  • Lower Burning Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burning Fork
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mason
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Right Middle Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
    • Stringtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Stringtown is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Wheel Rim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wheel Rim is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Rim
    • Wheelrim Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork

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

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

  • Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stella to Frankfort, 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Stella 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>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 Stella 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 Stella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7379, Longitude: -83.1660       In this case, the coordinates for Stella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.602 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.498 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.714 degrees.