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

When in Stockport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockport 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 Stockport:
    • 39.549245, -81.792942
    • 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 Stockport
  • 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 Stockport ...

We found seven communities that share the name Stockport.

Within Ohio, the name Stockport is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Stockport is located in Delaware County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stockport that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Stockport.
    • Iowa
      • Van Buren County
      • This Stockport is located in Van Buren County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stockport that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Stockport.
    • Manitoba
      • This Stockport lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stockport that is located in Morgan County.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Stockport is located in Columbia County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockport that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Stockport.
      • Delaware 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 New York community of Stockport [Delaware County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne County
      • This Stockport is located in Wayne County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockport that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Stockport.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Stockport [Cowlitz County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockport ...

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.

  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Morgan County
  • Hooksburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
    • Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
  • Luke Chute
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke Chute have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
    • Luke Chute is located in Washington County
  • Malta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
  • Relief
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Washington County
  • Swift
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Washington County
  • Todds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
    • Todds is located in Morgan County
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Morgan County
  • Wolf Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Wolf Creek is located in Washington County

How Far From Stockport to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Stockport to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stockport to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stockport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5492, Longitude: -81.7929    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Stockport 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Stockport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.731 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.77 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.542 degrees.









 

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