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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 Stonington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonington 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 Stonington:
    • 45.723026, -86.976524
    • 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 Stonington
  • 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
    • Since Stonington is near Menominee County and also Door County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Door 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 Stonington

Communities Also Named Stonington ...

We found nine communities that are also named Stonington.

There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Stonington.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Houghton County
      • This Stonington is located in Houghton County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Stonington.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • This Stonington is located in Baca County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Stonington.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Stonington is located in New London County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Stonington.
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Stonington is located in Christian County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Stonington.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Stonington is located in Lawrence County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the south of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stonington.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Stonington is located in Hancock County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Stonington.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Stonington is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stonington.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This Stonington is located in Jefferson County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stonington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Stonington is located in Northumberland County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stonington that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Stonington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonington ...

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.

  • Ensign
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ensign is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
  • Flat Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Ford River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Island View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Island View is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kipling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kipling is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
  • Lake Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
  • Maywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maywood is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Pine Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Rapid River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sac Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sac Bay is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac Bay

How Far From Stonington 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 Stonington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonington and extending to:

  • Escanaba, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Stonington to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 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 from Point A (ie- Stonington) 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 Stonington 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 Stonington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7230, Longitude: -86.9765       In this case, the coordinates for Stonington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.898 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.275 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.014 degrees.