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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 Stonequarry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonequarry 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 Stonequarry:
- 37.994568, -83.628275
- 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 Stonequarry
- 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 Menifee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Since Stonequarry is near Bath County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Stonequarry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonequarry ...
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.
- Back
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Back is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
- Big Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Woods is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Craft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craft is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
- Dog Trot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
- Frenchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Top
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Korea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Little Slate Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Lower Salt Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salt Lick
- Means
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Peter Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rebelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
- Salt Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick Creek is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick Creek
- Trimble Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble Bend is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Bend
- Upper Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upper Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Salt Lick
How Far From Stonequarry 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 Stonequarry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stonequarry and extending to:
- Frenchburg, which is the Seat of Menifee County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonequarry to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stonequarry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stonequarry 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 Stonequarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9946, Longitude: -83.6283 In this case, the coordinates for Stonequarry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.838 degrees. |
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