Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stevenson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevenson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stevenson
- 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 Stevenson:
- 37.580925, -83.261010
- 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 Stevenson
- 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since Stevenson is near Magoffin County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stevenson ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Stevenson.
Within Kentucky, the name Stevenson is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Greene 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 Indiana community of Stevenson [Greene County].
- Warrick County
- This Stevenson is located in Warrick County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west of the Stevenson that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Stevenson.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Stevenson lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north of the Stevenson that is located in Breathitt County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevenson ...
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.
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Guage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Keck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Mountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
- Panhandle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Press
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Quicksand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Right Middle Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Right Middle Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
- Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Rock Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Wolf Pen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Stevenson 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 Stevenson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stevenson and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stevenson to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 349 miles [561.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stevenson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stevenson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stevenson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5809, Longitude: -83.2610 In this case, the coordinates for Stevenson 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stevenson 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> | 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. |
| <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 Stevenson 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 311.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.542 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.801 degrees. |