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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 Stellaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stellaville 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 Stellaville:
    • 44.480616, -75.242987
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stellaville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Stellaville ...

We found one communities that share the name Stellaville.

Within New York, the name Stellaville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Stellaville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Stellaville is located in Jefferson County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stellaville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stellaville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stellaville ...

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.

  • Clare
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Derbys Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbys Corners
    • Derbys Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Edwards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Flackville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
    • Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Kents Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
    • Kents Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Marshville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Marshville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Richville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Talcville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Stellaville to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,191 miles [6,744.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stellaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stellaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stellaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4806, Longitude: -75.2430       In this case, the coordinates for Stellaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Stellaville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.26 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.489 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.49 degrees.









 

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