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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:
- 35.217337, -82.685958
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Stoney Brook is near Henderson County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 ...
- Orange County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Orange County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoney Brook that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Stoney Brook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stoney Brook that is located in Transylvania 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 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoney Brook that is located in Transylvania 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 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stoney Brook that is located in Transylvania 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.
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Falls Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Glen Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Knob Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Knob Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Seven Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sweetwater Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
How Far From Stoney Brook 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 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:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Brook to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Stoney Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 35.2173, Longitude: -82.6860 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.296 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.784 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.235 degrees. |
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