Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stone Arabia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Arabia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stone Arabia

• 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 Stone Arabia:
  • 42.953684, -74.558474
  • 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 Stone Arabia

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Stone Arabia is near Fulton County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Stone Arabia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Arabia ...

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.

• Cook Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
• Cork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cork is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Currytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
• Flat Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Hallsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
• Kecks Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
• Mapletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
• Marshville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Randall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rockwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Scotchbrush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scotchbrush is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchbrush
• Valley Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Brook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook

How Far From Stone Arabia 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 Stone Arabia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stone Arabia and extending to:

• Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stone Arabia to Fonda, with an average speed<2> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'