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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 Stevens Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevens Mill 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 Stevens Mill:
    • 35.344885, -78.116659
    • 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 Stevens Mill
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Stevens Mill is near Johnston County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson 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 Stevens Mill

Communities Also Named Stevens Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Stevens Mill.

Within North Carolina, the name Stevens Mill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Stevens Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stevens Mill that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Stevens Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Mill ...

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.

  • Dobbersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
  • Foxfire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Green Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenleaf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Hopewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Irongate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Irongate is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Pike Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pike Crossroads is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Crossroads
  • Pleasant View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Rosewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Sandy Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Sleepy Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
  • Spring Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Starlight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Starlight is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight

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

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

  • Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Stevens Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Stevens Mill) 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 Stevens Mill 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 Stevens Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3449, Longitude: -78.1167       In this case, the coordinates for Stevens Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.665 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.787 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.417 degrees.