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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 Stoner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoner 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 Stoner:
- 37.589438, -108.320084
- 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 Stoner
- 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 Montezuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
- Since Stoner is near Dolores County and also La Plata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dolores County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata 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 Stoner
Communities Also Named Stoner ...
We found two communities that are also named Stoner.
Within Colorado, the name Stoner is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Stoner lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stoner that is located in Montezuma County.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Stoner is located in York County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoner that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Stoner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoner ...
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.
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Dolores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echo House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Echo House is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo House
- Lewis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Roundup Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Swallows Nest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swallows Nest is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows Nest
- Trimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Yellow Jacket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Stoner 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 Stoner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoner and extending to:
- Cortez, which is the Seat of Montezuma County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stoner to Cortez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,858 miles [12,646.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stoner 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 Stoner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5894, Longitude: -108.3201 In this case, the coordinates for Stoner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.978 degrees. |
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