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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 Stoneridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneridge 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 Stoneridge:
- 35.984587, -79.045289
- 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 Stoneridge
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Stoneridge is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Stoneridge
Communities Also Named Stoneridge ...
We found ten communities that are also named Stoneridge.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Stoneridge.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This Stoneridge is located in Wake County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Stoneridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Stoneridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stoneridge.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Stoneridge is located in New Castle County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Stoneridge.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Stoneridge is located in Clayton County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Stoneridge.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Stoneridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stoneridge.
- Missouri
- Stone County
- This Stoneridge is located in Stone County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Stoneridge.
- New Brunswick
- This Stoneridge lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- Ontario
- This Stoneridge lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Stoneridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Stoneridge.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Stoneridge is located in Prince William County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoneridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Stoneridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneridge ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colony Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colony Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coventry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Davie Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Falls of New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Oaks is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Fox Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hickory Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Ironwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Manor Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stagecoach Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
- University
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Walnut Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Stoneridge 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 Stoneridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoneridge and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stoneridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stoneridge 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 Stoneridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9846, Longitude: -79.0453 In this case, the coordinates for Stoneridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.179 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.565 degrees. |
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