Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stony Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stony Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 42.697365, -83.113797
- 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 Stony Creek
- 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Since Stony Creek is near Macomb County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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 Stony Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Stony Creek.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Stony Creek.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Monroe County
- This Stony Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Stony Creek.
- Washtenaw County
- This Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Stony Creek.
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Stony Creek is located in New Haven County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Stony Creek.
- Indiana
- LaGrange County
- This Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Stony Creek.
- New York
- Warren County
- This Stony Creek is located in Warren County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Stony Creek.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Stony Creek is located in Caswell County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Stony Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Stony Creek [Carbon County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Stony Creek.
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Stony Creek [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stony Creek [Carter County].
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This Stony Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Stony Creek.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Creek ...
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.
- Big Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Decker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Disco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Macomb County
- Former name for Disco:
- Whiskey Center
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
- Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays' Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Lake Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <5>
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeo is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>
How Far From Stony Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Creek and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stony Creek to Pontiac, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stony Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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- Stony Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6974, Longitude: -83.1138 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek 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 311.452 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.06 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.081 degrees. |