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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 Stoney Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Brook 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 Stoney Brook:
- 35.914865, -79.108624
- 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 Stoney Brook
- 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 Stoney Brook 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 Stoney Brook
Communities Also Named Stoney Brook ...
We found four communities that are also named Stoney Brook.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Stoney Brook.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Transylvania County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoney Brook that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Stoney Brook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoney Brook that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stoney Brook.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Washington County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west of the Stoney Brook that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stoney Brook.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Davis County and lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stoney Brook that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stoney Brook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney 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.
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Fox Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- High Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Park
- Ironwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Lake Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Manor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Robins Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cross is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
- Wildwood Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Stoney 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 Stoney Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Brook and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stoney Brook to Hillsborough, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 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 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 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoney Brook) 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 Stoney Brook 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 Stoney Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9149, Longitude: -79.1086 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.612 degrees. |
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