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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hunter Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
- Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
- Kramer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rob Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Romine Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romine Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Corner
- Romine Corner is located in Warren County
- Steam Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Vine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Stone Bluff 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 Stone Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stone Bluff to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stone Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1690, Longitude: -87.2540 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.868 degrees. |