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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stone
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Powell County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stone ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Stone.
Within Montana, the name Stone is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout 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
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- 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
- Kansas
- 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
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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) - Corral
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
- Danielsville is located in Powell County
- Echo Lake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldcreek
- Goldcreek is located in Powell County
- Goldcreek has also been known as:
- Gold Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldcreek <5>
- Granite ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Granite County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall <5>
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Nimrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Phosphate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Pioneer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Porters Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corner
- Porters Corner is located in Granite County
- Tungsten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Stone 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 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<7> 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<8> 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stone) to Point B.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.402 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.694 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.027 degrees. |