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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 Stone Church, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Church 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 Stone Church:
- 34.905910, -85.077449
- 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 Stone Church
- 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Since Stone Church is near Whitfield County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Stone Church
Communities Also Named Stone Church ...
We found four communities that are also named Stone Church.
Within Georgia, the name Stone Church is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Washington County
- This Stone Church is located in Washington County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stone Church that is located in Catoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stone Church.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Stone Church is located in Monmouth County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stone Church that is located in Catoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Stone Church.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Stone Church is located in Genesee County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stone Church that is located in Catoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Stone Church.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Stone Church is located in Northampton County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stone Church that is located in Catoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Stone Church.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Church ...
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.
- Ellie Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Keith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Love Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Shookville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shookville is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
- Sugartown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Tunnel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Stone Church 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 Stone Church to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stone Church and extending to:
- Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Church to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Church) 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 Stone Church 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 Stone Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9059, Longitude: -85.0774 In this case, the coordinates for Stone Church have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.709 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.281 degrees. |
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