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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 Stony Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Crest 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 Stony Crest:
    • 39.747890, -75.623261
    • 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 Stony Crest
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Stony Crest is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Stony Crest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Crest ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Coffee Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Greenbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Limestone Gap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
    • Loveville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Maplecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
    • Masonicville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Milltown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Milltown is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Silver Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Tuxedo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Willow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Winterbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Stony Crest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stony Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stony Crest and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stony Crest to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Stony Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stony Crest 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 Stony Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7479, Longitude: -75.6233       In this case, the coordinates for Stony Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.776 degrees.