Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stephens Fort:
  • 39.078162, -78.325560
  • 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 Stephens Fort

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephens Fort ...

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.

• Bloom ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
• Fawcett Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
• Gravel Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
• Meadow Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
• Mount Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
• Mountain Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
• Poplar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Reliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reliance is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Tulip
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tulip is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
• Wheatfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield

How Far From Stephens Fort to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stephens Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Stephens Fort to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'