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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 Stewartsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewartsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stewartsville:
    • 37.270695, -79.792536
    • 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 Stewartsville
  • 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 Stewartsville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Stewartsville.

Within Virginia, the name Stewartsville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Posey County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Stewartsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Grant County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Stewartsville.
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Stewartsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Warren County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Stewartsville.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Belmont County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Stewartsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Stewartsville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Stewartsville that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Stewartsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stewartsville [Shelby County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewartsville ...

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.

  • Colonial Trail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
    • Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Roanoke County
  • Falling Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
    • Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
  • Foxfire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
  • Goodview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Goodview is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodview <4>
  • Hardy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <4>
  • Hardy Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
    • Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Hickory Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
  • Huntridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
    • Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
  • Lynn Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
    • Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
  • Mayflower Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
    • Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Muse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
    • Muse is located in Roanoke County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • River Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
      • River Edge is located in Roanoke County
    • Shady Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Bedford County
    • Spring Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
    • Springtree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
      • Springtree is located in Roanoke City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewartsville and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stewartsville to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stewartsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stewartsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stewartsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2707, Longitude: -79.7925       In this case, the coordinates for Stewartsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Stewartsville 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stewartsville 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 309.585 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.124 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.441 degrees.









 

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