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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 Stewartsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewartsville 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 Stewartsville:
    • 38.633366, -84.647996
    • 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 Stewartsville
  • 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 Stewartsville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Stewartsville.

Within Kentucky, the name Stewartsville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Posey County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Stewartsville.
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Stewartsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Warren County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Stewartsville.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Belmont County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Stewartsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Stewartsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Stewartsville [Shelby County].
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Bedford County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stewartsville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Stewartsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewartsville ...

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.

  • Dry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
    • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <4>
  • Eagle Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
    • Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Grant County
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Grant County
  • Holiday Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
    • Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Grant County
  • Locust Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
  • Long Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Owen County
  • Mason
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Grant County
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Owen County
  • Sweet Owen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Owen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
    • Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
  • Zion Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
    • Zion Station is located in Grant County

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

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

  • Williamstown, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the East.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Stewartsville to Frankfort, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stewartsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.grantco.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stewartsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stewartsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6334, Longitude: -84.6480    
<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 Stewartsville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stewartsville 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 312.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.676 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.102 degrees.









 

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