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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 Stewartstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown:
    • 39.704246, -79.900614
    • 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 Stewartstown
  • 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Since Stewartstown is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Stewartstown

Communities Also Named Stewartstown ...

We found two communities that are also named Stewartstown.

Within West Virginia, the name Stewartstown is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Stewartstown is located in Coos County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stewartstown that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Stewartstown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Stewartstown is located in York County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east of the Stewartstown that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Stewartstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewartstown ...

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.

  • Canyon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canyon is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Cheat Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
  • Cheat Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
  • Fieldcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Greystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greystone is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Hoard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hoard is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
  • Ices Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
  • Locust Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Park Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Rosedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sprucetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
  • Sunset Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Walnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stewartstown to Charleston, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Stewartstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7042, Longitude: -79.9006       In this case, the coordinates for Stewartstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.564 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.465 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.648 degrees.