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Communities Also Named Stephenville ...
We found four communities that are also named Stephenville.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Stephenville is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Martin Parish
- This Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Stephenville.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Stephenville is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Stephenville.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Stephenville [Middlesex County].
- Texas
- Erath County
- This Stephenville is located in Erath County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Stephenville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephenville ...
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.
- Berry Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Duck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felix Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Head ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Man of War Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noels Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seal Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Stephenville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Stephenville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stephenville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stephenville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,358 miles [5,404.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stephenville) 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 Stephenville 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 . 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> | 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 Stephenville 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 Stephenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5500, Longitude: -58.5667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 294.74 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.322 degrees. |
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