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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 Stones Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stones Corner 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 Stones Corner:
    • 35.871264, -95.606582
    • 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 Stones Corner
  • 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 Stones Corner ...

We found three communities that share the name Stones Corner.

Within Oklahoma, the name Stones Corner is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Stones Corner is located in Franklin County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stones Corner that is located in Wagoner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Stones Corner.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper 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 Missouri community of Stones Corner [Jasper County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Stones Corner is located in Stafford County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stones Corner that is located in Wagoner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Stones Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stones Corner ...

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.

  • Anchor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
  • Bixby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Broken Arrow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
  • Hectorville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
    • Hectorville is located in Okmulgee County
  • Jamesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
  • Keith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
  • Leonard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Okay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <3>
  • Pumpkin Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Okmulgee County
  • Redbird
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Redbird is located in Wagoner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbird <3>
  • Stonebluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
  • Toppers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toppers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppers
    • Toppers is located in Wagoner County
  • Wybark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Wybark is located in Muskogee County

How Far From Stones Corner 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 community such as Stones Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wagoner, which is the Seat of Wagoner County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stones Corner to Wagoner, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stones Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stones Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8713, Longitude: -95.6066    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stones Corner 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Stones Corner 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 319.482 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.341 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.708 degrees.




 

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