Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stokes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stokes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stokes
- 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 Stokes:
- 32.641843, -81.170383
- 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 Stokes
- 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 Hampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Since Stokes is near Jasper County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Effingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stokes ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Stokes.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Stokes.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Berkeley County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Stokes is located in Conecuh County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the west of the Stokes that is located in Hampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Stokes.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Stokes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the west of the Stokes that is located in Hampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Stokes.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stokes [Coahoma County].
- Madison County
- This Stokes is located in Madison County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west of the Stokes that is located in Hampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stokes.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Caswell County].
- Pitt County
- This Stokes is located in Pitt County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stokes that is located in Hampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Stokes.
- Wilkes County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Wilkes County].
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokes ...
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.
- Dupies Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupies Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupies Ferry
- Dupies Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Grays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Groover Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groover Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
- Groover Landing is located in Jasper County
- Horsegall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Nixville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Possum Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
- Possum Corner is located in Jasper County
- Robertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertville
- Robertville is located in Jasper County
- Sisters Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
- Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Speaks Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speaks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Mill
- Speaks Mill is located in Hampton County
- Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
- Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County
- Two Sisters Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
How Far From Stokes 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 Stokes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stokes and extending to:
- Hampton, which is the Seat of Hampton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stokes to Hampton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north (N). 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 489 miles [787 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stokes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stokes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stokes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stokes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6418, Longitude: -81.1704 In this case, the coordinates for Stokes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Stokes 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stokes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.372 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.355 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.353 degrees. |