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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 Stonington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stonington:
- 38.731555, -86.367570
- 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 Stonington
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Stonington is near Orange County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Stonington
Communities Also Named Stonington ...
We found nine communities that are also named Stonington.
Within Indiana, the name Stonington is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This Stonington is located in Baca County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Stonington.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Stonington is located in New London County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Stonington.
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Stonington is located in Christian County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Stonington.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Stonington is located in Hancock County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Stonington.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Stonington is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the east of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stonington.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Stonington is located in Delta County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Stonington.
- Houghton County
- This Stonington is located in Houghton County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the north of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Stonington.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This Stonington is located in Jefferson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stonington.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Stonington is located in Northumberland County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonington that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Stonington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonington ...
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.
- Bono
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brimstone Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brimstone Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corners
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Rabbitville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
- Rivervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rivervale is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Sparksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
How Far From Stonington 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 Stonington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonington and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonington to Bedford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stonington 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 Stonington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7316, Longitude: -86.3676 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.85 degrees. |
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