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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 Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Brook 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 Stone Brook:
    • 35.346506, -82.491787
    • 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 Brook
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Brook ...

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Henderson County
  • Foxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Henderson County
  • Glenn Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hillgirt
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillgirt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
    • Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hunter Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Lake Rugby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
    • Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <2>
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    • Mountain Home
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
      • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Rugby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
      • Rugby is located in Henderson County
    • Sky Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Terrace Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Tree Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Twin Brooks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
    • Woodland Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
      • Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County

How Far From Stone Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stone Brook and extending to:

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Brook to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stone Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3465, Longitude: -82.4918       In this case, the coordinates for Stone Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Brook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.674 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.121 degrees.









 

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