Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stone Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Mill Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stone Mill Estates

• 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 Mill Estates:
  • 36.428471, -79.888650
  • 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 Mill Estates

• 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 Stone Mill Estates is near Stokes County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Mill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Mill Estates ...

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.

• Dan Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
• Deep Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Green Knolls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
• Homestead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Idol Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ravenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Riverbend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Whispering Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Stone Mill Estates 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 Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stone Mill Estates and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Mill Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'