Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Stonewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonewood Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stonewood Acres

• 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 Stonewood Acres:
  • 36.255692, -80.068097
  • 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 Stonewood Acres

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Stonewood Acres is near Stokes County and also Guilford 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 Guilford 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 Stonewood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonewood Acres ...

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.

• Benefit ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• Bonanza Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
• Ceramic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ceramic is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
• Dennis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Greystone Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
• Kings Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Rosebud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Smokerise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
• Stokesdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <1>
• Walkertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <1>
• Walnut Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <1>

How Far From Stonewood Acres 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 Stonewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stonewood Acres and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonewood Acres to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'