Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stoneybrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneybrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stoneybrook
- 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 Stoneybrook:
- 39.487330, -76.392739
- 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 Stoneybrook
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Stoneybrook is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stoneybrook ...
We found seven communities that share the name Stoneybrook.
Within Maryland, the name Stoneybrook is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stoneybrook.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Stoneybrook is located in Fayette County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Stoneybrook.
- North Carolina
- Lee County
- This Stoneybrook is located in Lee County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stoneybrook.
- New Hanover County
- This Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the south southwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Stoneybrook.
- Wake County
- This Stoneybrook is located in Wake County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the south southwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Stoneybrook.
- Wilson County
- This Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Stoneybrook.
- Ontario
- This Stoneybrook lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stoneybrook that is located in Harford County.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneybrook ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dunwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
- Fork is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <3>
- Fox Bow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Green Springs Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Indian Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Princess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <3>
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Locust Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
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- Lynchs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- White House Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Lynchs Corner
How Far From Stoneybrook 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 Stoneybrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoneybrook and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stoneybrook to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoneybrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneybrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoneybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4873, Longitude: -76.3927 In this case, the coordinates for Stoneybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Stoneybrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.21 degrees. |