Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stonegate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonegate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stonegate
- 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 Stonegate:
- 32.585691, -85.509950
- 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 Stonegate
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Stonegate is near Macon County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- eBird sighting report for Chambers 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
Communities Also Named Stonegate ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Stonegate.
Within Alabama, the name Stonegate is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Stonegate is located in Cook County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the north of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Stonegate.
- Will County
- This Stonegate is located in Will County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the north of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Stonegate.
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Stonegate is located in Madison County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the west of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stonegate.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Stonegate.
- New York
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Stonegate is located in Montgomery County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stonegate.
- Salem City
- This Stonegate is located in Salem City and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Stonegate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonegate ...
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.
- Beehive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
- Cloverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Lee County
- Glen Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Granite Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Granite Hills is located in Lee County
- Oak Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
- Pickwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Twin Creeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
- Village Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
How Far From Stonegate 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 Stonegate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonegate and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stonegate to Opelika, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonegate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Stonegate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stonegate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stonegate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5857, Longitude: -85.5100 In this case, the coordinates for Stonegate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stonegate 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 312.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.206 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.989 degrees. |