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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Creek 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 Stone Creek:
    • 33.559279, -84.013523
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Stone Creek is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Creek

Communities Also Named Stone Creek ...

We found six communities that are also named Stone Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Stone Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Stone Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Stone Creek.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Davis County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stone Creek.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km] to the west northwest of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Stone Creek.
      • Weber County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Weber County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km] to the west northwest of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Stone Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This Stone Creek is located in Lee County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stone Creek that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stone Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Creek ...

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.

  • Abide Awhile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Blossom ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blossom is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Brandy Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
  • Fieldstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Forest Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fox Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
  • Honey Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Knights Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Magnet
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Magnet is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Plum Orchard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
    • Shoal Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Slades Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stone Creek to Covington, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Creek) 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 Stone Creek 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 Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5593, Longitude: -84.0135       In this case, the coordinates for Stone Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.026 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.389 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.187 degrees.