Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stone Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Bluff and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stone Bluff

• 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 Bluff:
  • 40.169042, -87.254015
  • 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 Bluff

• 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
  • Since Stone Bluff is near Warren County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Bluff ...

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.

• Centennial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Centennial is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Coal Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Graham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hunter Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
• Kramer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kramer is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
• Rob Roy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Romine Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Romine Corner is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Corner
• Steam Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
• Tree Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tree Spring
  • From Stone Bluff to Tree Spring
• Vine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vine is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stone Bluff to Indianapolis, 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 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'