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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 Stevenson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevenson 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 Stevenson:
    • 41.623131, -76.434664
    • 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 Stevenson
  • 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Since Stevenson is near Sullivan County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Stevenson

Communities Also Named Stevenson ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Stevenson.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Stevenson is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Stevenson is located in Jackson County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Stevenson.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Stevenson is located in Fairfield County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Stevenson.
    • Indiana
      • Greene 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 Indiana community of Stevenson [Greene County].
      • Warrick County
      • This Stevenson is located in Warrick County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Stevenson.
    • Kansas
      • Barber 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 Kansas community of Stevenson [Barber County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • This Stevenson is located in Breathitt County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Stevenson.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Stevenson is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Stevenson.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Stevenson is located in Baltimore County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Stevenson.
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon 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 Michigan community of Stevenson [Ontonagon County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Stevenson is located in Saint Louis County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Stevenson.
    • Nebraska
      • Buffalo 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 Nebraska community of Stevenson [Buffalo County].
    • Ontario
      • This Stevenson lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt 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 Texas community of Stevenson [Van Zandt County].
    • Washington
      • Skamania County
      • This Stevenson is located in Skamania County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stevenson that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Stevenson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevenson ...

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.

  • Asylum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Asylum is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
  • Cherry Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
  • Cherrytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrytown is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
  • Coveytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coveytown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveytown
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Kellogg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Laddsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
  • Long Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Marshview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshview is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
  • New Era
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Era is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Standing Stone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
  • Terrytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Terrytown is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown

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

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

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stevenson to Towanda, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 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- Stevenson) 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 Stevenson 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 county. 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 Stevenson 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 Stevenson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6231, Longitude: -76.4347       In this case, the coordinates for Stevenson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.316 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.345 degrees.