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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 Stonemill Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonemill Run 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 Stonemill Run:
    • 33.950948, -83.365713
    • 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 Stonemill Run
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Stonemill Run is near Oconee County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Stonemill Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonemill Run ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cherokee Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Crystal Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Elder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Garden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Ivywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • McNutt Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
    • Overlook Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
    • Quailwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Red Fox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Fox is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
    • Rock and Shoals
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Shadow Moss
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
    • Shoal Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Shoalsview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
    • Skyline Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Snapfinger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Tanglebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Windfall Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights
    • Windy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Winter Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills

How Far From Stonemill Run to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stonemill Run and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonemill Run to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 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 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 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 from Point A (ie- Stonemill Run) 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 Stonemill Run 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 Stonemill Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9509, Longitude: -83.3657       In this case, the coordinates for Stonemill Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.663 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.026 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.838 degrees.