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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 Stony Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Ridge 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 Stony Ridge:
    • 41.327268, -85.776934
    • 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 Stony Ridge
  • 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
    • Since Stony Ridge is near Noble County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart 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 Stony Ridge

Communities Also Named Stony Ridge ...

We found four communities that are also named Stony Ridge.

Within Indiana, the name Stony Ridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Mahoning County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east of the Stony Ridge that is located in Kosciusko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Stony Ridge.
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stony Ridge [Pike County].
      • Wood County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Wood County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east of the Stony Ridge that is located in Kosciusko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Stony Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stony Ridge that is located in Kosciusko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Stony Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Ridge ...

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.

  • Between-The-Lakes Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Buttermilk Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Forest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Highbanks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
  • Island Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Lakeview Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
  • Leesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marineland Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
  • Mineral Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Pickwick Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
  • Shady Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Banks is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
    • South Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Stoneburner Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
    • Yellowbanks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

How Far From Stony Ridge 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 Stony Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Stony Ridge to Warsaw, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stony Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stony Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Stony Ridge 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 Stony Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3273, Longitude: -85.7769       In this case, the coordinates for Stony Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.222 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.869 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.825 degrees.