Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stony Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stony Creek
- 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 Stony Creek:
- 36.258678, -79.419894
- 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 Stony 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caswell County
- Since Stony Creek is near Alamance County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Stony Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Stony Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Stony Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Stony Creek is located in New Haven County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Stony Creek.
- Indiana
- LaGrange County
- This Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Stony Creek.
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- This Stony Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Stony Creek.
- Oakland County
- This Stony Creek is located in Oakland County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the north northwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Stony Creek.
- Washtenaw County
- This Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the north northwest of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Stony Creek.
- New York
- Warren County
- This Stony Creek is located in Warren County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Stony Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Stony Creek [Carbon County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Stony Creek.
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Stony Creek [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stony Creek [Carter County].
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This Stony Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stony Creek that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Stony Creek.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony 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.
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Clover Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Green Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Hightowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Hunting Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Just Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Just Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Quick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
- Union Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
How Far From Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Creek and extending to:
- Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stony Creek to Yanceyville, with an average speed<4> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stony Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caswell County: www.caswellcountync.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stony Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2587, Longitude: -79.4199 In this case, the coordinates for Stony Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Stony Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Stony Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.623 degrees. |