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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 Stephens Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stephens Ferry 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 Stephens Ferry:
- 37.744010, -80.545910
- 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 Ferry
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Stephens Ferry is near Monroe County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stephens Ferry ...
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.
- Blue Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
- Crowfields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Half Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
- Hokes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Organ Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Secondcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
- Sinks Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snowflake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Teaberry is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Walnut Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Wolfcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
How Far From Stephens Ferry 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 Stephens Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stephens Ferry and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Stephens Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stephens Ferry 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 Stephens Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7440, Longitude: -80.5459 In this case, the coordinates for Stephens Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.598 degrees. |
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