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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 Creek Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Creek Farms 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 Stoney Creek Farms:
    • 39.394269, -77.469153
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stoney Creek Farms
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Creek Farms ...

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.

  • Field Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Golf View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Kings Kingdom
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Kingdom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
  • Kingsbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
  • Monarch Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Mountain Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
  • Roberts Retreat
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
  • Robin Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
  • Shookstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
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    • Skyline Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
    • Taskers Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taskers Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Winter Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Winterborn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Wye Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County

How Far From Stoney Creek Farms 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 Stoney Creek Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stoney Creek Farms and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stoney Creek Farms to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoney Creek Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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- Stoney Creek Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoney Creek Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3943, Longitude: -77.4692       In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Creek Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stoney Creek Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.114 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.771 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.706 degrees.









 

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