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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 Stonebridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge:
    • 33.875951, -83.437383
    • 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 Stonebridge
  • 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Stonebridge is near Clarke County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Stonebridge

Communities Also Named Stonebridge ...

We found four communities that are also named Stonebridge.

Within Georgia, the name Stonebridge is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Stonebridge [Cook County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stonebridge that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stonebridge.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Stonebridge.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Stonebridge [Klamath County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonebridge ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crossties
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossties is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
  • Crystal Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Elder Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
  • Elder Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
  • Fieldstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jennings Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kingswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Laurel Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
    • McNutt Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
    • Overlook Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Skyline Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Summit Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tanglebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • Windy Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

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

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

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Stonebridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Stonebridge 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 '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- Stonebridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8760, Longitude: -83.4374       In this case, the coordinates for Stonebridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.702 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.06 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.885 degrees.