Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stepptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stepptown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stepptown
- 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 Stepptown:
- 37.863151, -82.416536
- 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 Stepptown
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Stepptown is near Mingo County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Stepptown ...
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.
- Ajax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Beauty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Greyeagle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Inez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <2>
- Job
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Kermit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <2>
- Lovely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pilgrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Stonecoal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Threeforks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threeforks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeforks
- Threeforks is located in Martin County (KY)
- Upper Tug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Stepptown 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 Stepptown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stepptown and extending to:
- Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stepptown to Wayne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stepptown. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stepptown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stepptown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8632, Longitude: -82.4165 In this case, the coordinates for Stepptown 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 Stepptown 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 311.145 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.354 degrees. |