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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 Stone Church, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Church 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 Stone Church:
- 40.866486, -75.127677
- 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 Stone Church
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Stone Church is near Warren County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Stone Church
Communities Also Named Stone Church ...
We found four communities that are also named Stone Church.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stone Church is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Stone Church is located in Catoosa County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stone Church that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Stone Church.
- Illinois
- Washington County
- This Stone Church is located in Washington County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west of the Stone Church that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stone Church.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Stone Church is located in Monmouth County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stone Church that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Stone Church.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Stone Church is located in Genesee County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stone Church that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Stone Church.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Church ...
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.
- Buttzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buttzville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
- Cornish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delaware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Hill Yard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Yard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
- Martins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Slateford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
How Far From Stone Church 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 Stone Church to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stone Church and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stone Church to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Stone Church) 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 Stone Church 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 Stone Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8665, Longitude: -75.1277 In this case, the coordinates for Stone Church have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.086 degrees. |
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