Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stockport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stockport
- 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 Stockport:
- 40.320876, -85.460527
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stockport
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Stockport is near Grant County and also Blackford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Blackford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stockport ...
We found seven communities that share the name Stockport.
Within Indiana, the name Stockport is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- This Stockport lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stockport that is located in Delaware County.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Stockport is located in Columbia County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockport that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Stockport.
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Stockport [Delaware County].
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockport ...
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.
- Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Desoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Moonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Reed Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
- Reed Station is located in Delaware County
- Shamrock Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Woodland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
How Far From Stockport 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 Stockport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockport and extending to:
- Muncie, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stockport to Muncie, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stockport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3209, Longitude: -85.4605 In this case, the coordinates for Stockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Stockport 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Stockport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.502 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.978 degrees. |