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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 Stony Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Beach 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 Stony Beach:
- 39.172887, -76.518574
- 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 Stony Beach
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Stony Beach is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Stony Beach
Communities Also Named Stony Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Stony Beach.
Within Maryland, the name Stony Beach is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stony Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Stony Beach.
- Saskatchewan
- This Stony Beach lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stony Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stony Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Stony Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Beach ...
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.
- Beauty Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
- Chase Wood Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
- Clear Water Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clear Water Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water Beach
- Cottage Grove Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
- Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Elizabeths Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
- Fairhaven Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Foremans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foremans Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foremans Corner
- Green Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Greenland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
- Greenlawn Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Shores
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Orchard Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
- Rock Creek Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rock Hill Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
- Rockhill Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
- Rockview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
- Rockwood Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
- Sanders Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- School Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
- Silver Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Sands is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands
- Stoney View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
- Sunset Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Surfside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- View Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point
How Far From Stony Beach 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 Stony Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Beach and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stony Beach to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stony Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stony Beach 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 Stony Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1729, Longitude: -76.5186 In this case, the coordinates for Stony Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.565 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.388 degrees. |
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