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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 Steyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steyer 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 Steyer:
- 39.305658, -79.310876
- 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 Steyer
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Steyer is near Grant County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Steyer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steyer ...
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.
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Crosstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crosstown is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fricks Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
- Hartmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mount Storm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Skyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Sulphur City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Steyer 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 Steyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Steyer and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Steyer to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Steyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Steyer 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 Steyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3057, Longitude: -79.3109 In this case, the coordinates for Steyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.224 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.018 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.533 degrees. |
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