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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 Stewarts Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewarts Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stewarts Landing:
- 37.508745, -75.904099
- 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 Stewarts Landing
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Stewarts Landing is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Stewarts Landing
Communities Also Named Stewarts Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Stewarts Landing.
Within Virginia, the name Stewarts Landing is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Stewarts Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Stewarts Landing is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stewarts Landing that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stewarts Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewarts Landing ...
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.
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Franktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hare Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
- Hideaway Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- Jamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Old Neck Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Neck Landing is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
- Peaceful Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
- Peaceful Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Pleasant Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Silver Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
How Far From Stewarts Landing 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 Stewarts Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewarts Landing and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stewarts Landing to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stewarts Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stewarts Landing 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 Stewarts Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5087, Longitude: -75.9041 In this case, the coordinates for Stewarts Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.785 degrees. |
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