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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 Stonegate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonegate 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 Stonegate:
    • 39.951389, -86.322500
    • 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 Stonegate
  • 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Since Stonegate is near Marion County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Stonegate

Communities Also Named Stonegate ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Stonegate.

Within Indiana, the name Stonegate is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Stonegate is located in Lee County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the south of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stonegate.
    • California
      • San Mateo 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 California community of Stonegate [San Mateo County].
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Stonegate is located in Douglas County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stonegate.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stonegate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Stonegate is located in Cook County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Stonegate.
      • Will County
      • This Stonegate is located in Will County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Stonegate.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Stonegate [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Stonegate is located in Madison County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stonegate.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the south southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Stonegate.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Stonegate is located in Saratoga County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Stonegate.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Stonegate is located in Sullivan County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Stonegate.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Stonegate is located in Montgomery County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stonegate.
      • Salem City
      • This Stonegate is located in Salem City and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east southeast of the Stonegate that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Stonegate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonegate ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Delaware Trails
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Delaware Trails is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Trails
  • Eagle Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Kings Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Legendary Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
  • Saddle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Shepherd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shepherd is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Snacks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Snacks is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
  • Spring Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
  • Spring Mill Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
  • Traders Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Traders Point is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
  • Zionsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

How Far From Stonegate to ...

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonegate to Lebanon, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east (E). 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 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Stonegate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Stonegate 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>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 Stonegate 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 Stonegate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9514, Longitude: -86.3225       In this case, the coordinates for Stonegate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.583 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.083 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.49 degrees.