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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 South Stockton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Stockton 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 South Stockton:
- 42.244694, -79.314659
- 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 South Stockton
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since South Stockton is near Cattaraugus County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 South Stockton
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Stockton ...
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.
- Gerry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kabob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oriental Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Towerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From South Stockton 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 South Stockton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Stockton and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Stockton to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Stockton) 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 South Stockton 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 South Stockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2447, Longitude: -79.3147 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.424 degrees. |
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