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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 Stacey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stacey 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 Stacey:
- 36.428193, -79.581417
- 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 Stacey
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Stacey is near Caswell County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Stacey
Communities Also Named Stacey ...
We found one communities that are also named Stacey.
Within North Carolina, the name Stacey is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Stacey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Powder River County
- This Stacey is located in Powder River County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stacey that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powder River County community of Stacey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stacey ...
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.
- Bearslide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
- Berry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- College Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Dan River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Happy Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Leaksville Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Park Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Park Spring is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Spring
- Quick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Village Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
- Woodland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Stacey 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 Stacey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stacey and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stacey to Wentworth, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stacey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stacey 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 Stacey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4282, Longitude: -79.5814 In this case, the coordinates for Stacey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.48 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.632 degrees. |
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