Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stevens Hill:
  • 44.840275, -87.369542
  • 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 Stevens Hill

• 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 Door County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
  • Since Stevens Hill is near Kewaunee County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Stevens Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Hill ...

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.

• Carlsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carlsville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsville
• Forestville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Idlewild
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewild is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Institute
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Institute is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
• Little Sturgeon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
• Maplewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Sturgeon Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
• Whitefish Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitefish Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay

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

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

• Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stevens Hill to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'