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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 Stephensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stephensburg 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 Stephensburg:
    • 40.793155, -74.872946
    • 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 Stephensburg
  • 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
    • Since Stephensburg is near Hunterdon County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Stephensburg

Communities Also Named Stephensburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Stephensburg.

Within New Jersey, the name Stephensburg is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Stephensburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Stephensburg is located in Hardin County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stephensburg that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Stephensburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephensburg ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Butler Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler Park is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
  • Changewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
  • Drakestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drakestown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Great Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Great Meadows is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
  • Little Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
  • Long Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Pleasant Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Red Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockport is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Scrappy Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
  • Springtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stephensburg to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephensburg) 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 Stephensburg 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 Stephensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7932, Longitude: -74.8729       In this case, the coordinates for Stephensburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.451 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.106 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.006 degrees.