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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stephens Ferry
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
- Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Crowfields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Half Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hokes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
- Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <2>
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Organ Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Secondcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secondcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
- Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
- Sinks Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snowflake
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Walnut Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Wolfcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Snowflake
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<3> 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]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Stephens Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stephens Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stephens Ferry) to Point B.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.598 degrees. |