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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.
- 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:
- 40.253623, -98.256158
- 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 Nuckolls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nuckolls County
- Since Saint Stephens is near Webster County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Nebraska, the name Saint Stephens is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, 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 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint Stephens.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Saint Stephens lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls County.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Saint Stephens.
- Ohio
- Seneca County
- This Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls 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 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls 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 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Stephens that is located in Nuckolls 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.
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Edgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guide Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lester Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Junction is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
- Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Level is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Cloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Saint Stephens 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 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:
- Nelson, which is the Seat of Nuckolls County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Stephens to Nelson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Stephens) 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 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: 40.2536, Longitude: -98.2562 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Stephens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.667 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.43 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.317 degrees. |
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