Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stoneham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stoneham
- 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 Stoneham:
- 44.266177, -70.898681
- 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 Stoneham
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Stoneham is near Carroll County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Stoneham ...
We found six communities that share the name Stoneham.
Within Maine, the name Stoneham is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Stoneham lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north of the Stoneham that is located in Oxford County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneham ...
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.
- Beans Purchase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
- Hunts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
- Locke Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
- Locke Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locke Mills <5>
- Lynchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Mayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Nobles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
- Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
- Rim Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rim Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
- Rim Junction is located in Coos County (NH)
- Slab City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sweden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Stoneham 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 Stoneham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoneham and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stoneham to South Paris, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,014 miles [6,459.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoneham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stoneham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoneham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2662, Longitude: -70.8987 In this case, the coordinates for Stoneham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Stoneham 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Stoneham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.573 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.445 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.491 degrees. |