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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 Stonebridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge:
- 39.093100, -77.218100
- 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 Stonebridge
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Stonebridge is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Stonebridge
Communities Also Named Stonebridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Stonebridge.
Within Maryland, the name Stonebridge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Stonebridge is located in Oconee County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonebridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Stonebridge.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Stonebridge [Cook County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Stonebridge.
- Oregon
- Klamath 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 Oregon community of Stonebridge [Klamath County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonebridge ...
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.
- Ancient Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Big Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Diamond Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Falls Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
- Fallsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
- Farmlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Query
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hunting Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Lake Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Longdraft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Mitchells Range
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Observatory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
- Orchard Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Parkridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pleasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Potomac Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Windmill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonebridge and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stonebridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonebridge) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge 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 Stonebridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0931, Longitude: -77.2181 In this case, the coordinates for Stonebridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.577 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees. |
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