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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Creek 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 Creek:
- 35.449605, -77.954708
- 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 Creek
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Stoney Creek is near Greene County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 Creek
Communities Also Named Stoney Creek ...
We found four communities that are also named Stoney Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Stoney Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Stoney Creek lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stoney Creek that is located in Wayne County.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stoney Creek that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stoney Creek.
- New Brunswick
- This Stoney Creek lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stoney Creek that is located in Wayne County.
- Ontario
- This Stoney Creek lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north of the Stoney Creek that is located in Wayne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Creek ...
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.
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hood Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Swamp
- Mimosa Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Peacock Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Crossroads
- Pike Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Crossroads
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rosewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Teakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Teakwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Tiffany Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
How Far From Stoney Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Creek and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Stoney Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Creek) 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 Creek 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 Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4496, Longitude: -77.9547 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.572 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.695 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.321 degrees. |
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