Outdoor Activities ...
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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stockport
- 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:
- 41.894531, -75.277118
- 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
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Stockport is near Delaware County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stockport ...
We found seven communities that share the name Stockport.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stockport is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, 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
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- This Stockport lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stockport that is located in Wayne County.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Stockport is located in Columbia County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stockport that is located in Wayne 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].
- Ohio
- Washington
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.
- Fishs Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishs Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishs Eddy
- Fishs Eddy is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishs Eddy <4>
- French Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Woods
- French Woods is located in Delaware County (NY)
- High Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Long Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Eddy
- Long Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Eddy <4>
- Lordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Wayne County
- Pea Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Pine Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Wayne County
- Starlight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
- Starlight is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starlight <4>
- Winterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Winterdale is located in Wayne County
How Far From Stockport 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 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:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stockport to Honesdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- 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: 41.8945, Longitude: -75.2771 In this case, the coordinates for Stockport 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 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 306.582 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.431 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.701 degrees. |