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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 Stonetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonetown 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 Stonetown:
- 41.095096, -74.303483
- 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 Stonetown
- 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Since Stonetown is near Orange County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Stonetown
Communities Also Named Stonetown ...
We found one communities that are also named Stonetown.
Within New Jersey, the name Stonetown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Stonetown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Stonetown is located in Berks County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonetown that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Stonetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonetown ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Charlotteburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Eagle Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Echo Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Fardale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fardale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
- Green Pond Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond Junction is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Junction
- Hillburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Moe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moe is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Monks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monks is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
- Postville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Postville is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
- Skylands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skylands is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
- Uttertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Uttertown is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttertown
How Far From Stonetown 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 Stonetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonetown and extending to:
- Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stonetown to Paterson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Stonetown) 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 Stonetown 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 Stonetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0951, Longitude: -74.3035 In this case, the coordinates for Stonetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.622 degrees. |
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