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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 Stephens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Stephens 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 Saint Stephens:
    • 35.764577, -81.273140
    • 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 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
    • Since Saint Stephens is near Alexander County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Stephens

Communities Also Named Saint Stephens ...

We found six communities that are also named Saint Stephens.

Within North Carolina, the name Saint Stephens is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Saint Stephens is located in Washington County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint Stephens.
    • Nebraska
      • Nuckolls County
      • This Saint Stephens is located in Nuckolls County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Saint Stephens.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Stephens lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
    • Ohio
      • Seneca County
      • This Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Saint Stephens.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Saint Stephens is located in Fauquier County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Saint Stephens.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont County
      • This Saint Stephens is located in Fremont County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Stephens that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Saint Stephens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint 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.

  • Catfish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catfish is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Fairbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
  • Fairgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Grace Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace Chapel is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel
  • Hickory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Little River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Little River is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Long View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Penelope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Penelope is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
  • Startown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Startown is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
  • Sweetwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

  • Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Stephens to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Stephens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 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 Saint Stephens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7646, Longitude: -81.2731       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Stephens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.472 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.918 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.514 degrees.