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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 Stone Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Ridge 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 Stone Ridge:
- 42.921185, -74.427636
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Ridge is near Fulton County and also Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 Ridge
Communities Also Named Stone Ridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Stone Ridge.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Stone Ridge.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Ulster County
- This Stone Ridge is located in Ulster County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Stone Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Stone Ridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Stone Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stone Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stone Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Stone Ridge is located in Berks County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stone Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Stone Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Stone Ridge is located in Rutherford County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stone Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Stone Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Ridge ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Currytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fort Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kecks Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Root Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Root Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
- Rural Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Tribes Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Stone Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stone Ridge and extending to:
- Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Stone Ridge to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,213 miles [6,780.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Ridge) 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 Stone Ridge 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 Stone Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9212, Longitude: -74.4276 In this case, the coordinates for Stone Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.839 degrees. |
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