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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 Stoney Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Point 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 Stoney Point:
- 30.818167, -90.278864
- 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 Stoney Point
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Washington Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- Since Stoney Point is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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 Stoney Point
Communities Also Named Stoney Point ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Stoney Point.
Within Louisiana, the name Stoney Point is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Stoney Point is located in Autauga County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Stoney Point.
- Lauderdale 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 Alabama community of Stoney Point [Lauderdale County].
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Stoney Point is located in Randolph County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Stoney Point.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stoney Point.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Stoney Point is located in Carroll County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Stoney Point.
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Stoney Point is located in Bracken County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Stoney Point.
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- This Stoney Point is located in Jackson County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Stoney Point.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Stoney Point is located in Cumberland County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Stoney Point.
- Nova Scotia
- This Stoney Point lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Stoney Point.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Point ...
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.
- Cranky Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cranky Corner is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranky Corner
- Day
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Gullett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gullett is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Jenkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Julia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Julia is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
- Kentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Porters Curve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Stoney Point 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 Stoney Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Point and extending to:
- Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Stoney Point to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Point) 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 Stoney Point, 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 Stoney Point 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 Stoney Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8182, Longitude: -90.2789 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.089 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.17 degrees. |
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