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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 Stone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone 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 Stone:
- 46.505205, -113.224867
- 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 Stone
- 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
- Since Stone is near Powell County and also Deer Lodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge 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 Stone
Communities Also Named Stone ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Stone.
Within Montana, the name Stone is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Stone [Pickens County].
- Arkansas
- Marion County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Stone [Marion County].
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Stone is located in Humboldt County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Stone.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stone [Fulton County].
- Idaho
- Oneida County
- This Stone is located in Oneida County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<3> to the south of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Stone.
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- Although located in Hardin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Stone.
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Stone [Lee County].
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- This Stone is located in Randolph County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<3> to the east of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Stone.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- This Stone is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Stone.
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This Stone is located in Garrard County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Stone.
- Pike County
- This Stone is located in Pike County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km] to the east of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stone.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stone [Tuscola County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Stone is located in Muskingum County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<3> to the east of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Stone.
- Oklahoma
- Stone #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Stone.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Stone [Florence County].
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This Stone is located in Jackson County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Stone.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Stone [Pierce County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Stone is located in Dane County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<3> to the east of the Stone that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Stone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone ...
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.
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Corral
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corral is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
- Echo Lake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Granite ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Nimrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Phosphate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Porters Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Porters Corner is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corner
- Tungsten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tungsten is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
How Far From Stone 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 Stone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stone and extending to:
- Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stone to Philipsburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 57 miles [91.7 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 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Stone 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Stone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stone 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 Stone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5052, Longitude: -113.2249 In this case, the coordinates for Stone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.402 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.694 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.027 degrees. |
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