Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stoney Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stoney Point
- 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 Point:
- 34.980997, -78.990029
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stoney Point
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Stoney Point is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- eBird sighting report for Robeson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stoney Point ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Stoney Point.
Within North Carolina, the name Stoney Point is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Stoney Point is located in Autauga County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Stoney Point.
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Stoney Point [Lauderdale County].
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Stoney Point is located in Randolph County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Stoney Point.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Stoney Point is located in Hillsborough County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stoney Point.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Stoney Point is located in Carroll County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Stoney Point.
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Stoney Point is located in Bracken County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Stoney Point.
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- This Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Stoney Point.
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- This Stoney Point is located in Jackson County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Stoney Point.
- Nova Scotia
- This Stoney Point lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the west of the Stoney Point that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Stoney Point.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Point ...
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.
- Creekbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Crystal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Decker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Ducks Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Emerald Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <4>
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Queensdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Shadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Winter Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Stoney Point 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 Stoney Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Point and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Stoney Point to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoney Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoney Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoney Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9810, Longitude: -78.9900 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stoney Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.305 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.866 degrees. |