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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 Saint Stephen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Stephen 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 Saint Stephen:
- 38.187345, -75.839931
- 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 Saint Stephen
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Saint Stephen is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Saint Stephen
Communities Also Named Saint Stephen ...
We found three communities that are also named Saint Stephen.
Within Maryland, the name Saint Stephen is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Stephen that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Stephen.
- New Brunswick
- This Saint Stephen lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Stephen that is located in Somerset County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Saint Stephen is located in Berkeley County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Stephen that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Saint Stephen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Stephen ...
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.
- Champ
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Chance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clara is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Dames Quarter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deal Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Jesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- New Road Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
- Oriole
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pine Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
- Polk Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk Road is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Road
How Far From Saint Stephen 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 Saint Stephen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Stephen and extending to:
- Princess Anne, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Stephen to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Stephen) 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 Saint Stephen 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 Saint Stephen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1873, Longitude: -75.8399 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Stephen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.588 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.496 degrees. |
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