Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stewardsburg:
  • 37.751244, -79.373925
  • 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 Stewardsburg

• 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 Rockbridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
  • Since Stewardsburg is near Buena Vista City and also Lexington City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buena Vista City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington City

• 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 Stewardsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewardsburg ...

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.

• Buffalo Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Bend is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bend
• Buffalo Forge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
• Cornwall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Crossroads Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads Store is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Store
• Fancy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Mudtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mudtown is located in Lexington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtown
• Timber Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Willow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stewardsburg to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'