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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 Stonegate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonegate and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stonegate:
    • 43.159444, -73.658333
    • 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 Stonegate
  • 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 Stonegate ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Stonegate.

Within New York, the name Stonegate is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Stonegate is located in Lee County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stonegate.
    • California
      • San Mateo 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 California community of Stonegate [San Mateo County].
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Stonegate is located in Douglas County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stonegate.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stonegate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Stonegate is located in Cook County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Stonegate.
      • Will County
      • This Stonegate is located in Will County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the west of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Stonegate.
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • This Stonegate is located in Boone County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Stonegate.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Stonegate [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Stonegate is located in Madison County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stonegate.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Stonegate.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Stonegate is located in Sullivan County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Stonegate.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Stonegate is located in Montgomery County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stonegate.
      • Salem City
      • This Stonegate is located in Salem City and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Stonegate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonegate ...

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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • English Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • English Village is located in Saratoga County
  • Fortsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
  • Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
    • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jewell Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Kings Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
    • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
  • Queens Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
    • Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Sandy Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
  • Starks Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
    • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
  • Victory Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
    • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Village of Victory has also been known as:
    • Victory village
  • Wood Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls
    • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonegate and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonegate to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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- Stonegate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stonegate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1594, Longitude: -73.6583       In this case, the coordinates for Stonegate 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Stonegate 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Stonegate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.441 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.352 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.365 degrees.