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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 Stephens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stephens 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 Stephens:
- 39.029114, -92.266359
- 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 Stephens
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Stephens is near Callaway County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Stephens
Communities Also Named Stephens ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Stephens.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Stephens.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Callaway County
- This Stephens is located in Callaway County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Stephens.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Stephens [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- This Stephens is located in Ouachita County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Stephens.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Stephens [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Oglethorpe County
- This Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Stephens.
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Stephens is located in Elliott County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Stephens.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Stephens is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Stephens.
- Michigan
- Lapeer 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 Stephens [Lapeer County].
- Mississippi
- Pike County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stephens [Pike County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adams County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Stephens.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Stephens is located in Douglas County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stephens.
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This Stephens is located in Morgan County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Stephens.
- Texas
- Cherokee 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 Stephens [Cherokee County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Stephens is located in Davis County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stephens.
- Weber County
- This Stephens is located in Weber County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the west northwest of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Stephens.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania 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 Virginia community of Stephens [Spotsylvania County].
- Wise County
- This Stephens is located in Wise County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stephens that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Stephens.
- Washington
- Spokane 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 Washington community of Stephens [Spokane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephens ...
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.
- Deer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Everett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Points ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Woodlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Youngers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Stephens 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 Stephens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stephens and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stephens to Jefferson City, 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 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens) 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 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 Stephens 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stephens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Stephens 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 Stephens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0291, Longitude: -92.2664 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.461 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.546 degrees. |
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