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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 Mountain Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Mountain Estate 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 Mountain Estate:
- 35.358728, -82.485953
- 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 Mountain Estate
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Stoney Mountain Estate is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Mountain Estate
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Mountain Estate ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glenn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillgirt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunter Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Mountain Home
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Plantation Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Stone Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
- Terrace Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Tree Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
- Twin Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Woodland Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Stoney Mountain Estate 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 Mountain Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stoney Mountain Estate and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Mountain Estate to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 386 miles [621.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Mountain Estate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Estate 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 Mountain Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3587, Longitude: -82.4860 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Mountain Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.116 degrees. |
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