Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Steppsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steppsville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Steppsville

• 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 Steppsville:
  • 35.547849, -85.698311
  • 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 Steppsville

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Steppsville is near Grundy County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Steppsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steppsville ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Crisp Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
• Curtistown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Curtistown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtistown
• Groves ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Groves is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Isleford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Isleford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleford
• Riverview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Rest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Rest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Smartt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smartt is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Steppsville and extending to:

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steppsville to McMinnville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'