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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 Stoney Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoney Hill 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 Stoney Hill:
- 41.135888, -81.667903
- 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 Stoney Hill
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Stoney Hill is near Medina County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Stoney Hill
Communities Also Named Stoney Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Stoney Hill.
Within Ohio, the name Stoney Hill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stoney Hill that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stoney Hill.
- South Carolina
- Newberry County
- This Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south of the Stoney Hill that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Stoney Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Hill ...
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.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzard Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buzzard Roost is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Clark Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Fairlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Pigeon Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
How Far From Stoney Hill 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 Stoney Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Hill and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Hill to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Hill) 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 Stoney Hill 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 Stoney Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1359, Longitude: -81.6679 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.941 degrees. |
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