Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Stonerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonerstown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stonerstown

• 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 Stonerstown:
  • 40.216746, -78.257512
  • 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 Stonerstown

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Stonerstown is near Huntingdon County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Stonerstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonerstown ...

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.

• Cherrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Clover Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
• Curryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curryville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
• Defiance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Defiance is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Henrietta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jerkwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
• Little Jack Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
• Marble City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble City is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Riddlesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
  • Round Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Knob is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
  • Sandy Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
  • Stone Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
  • Sunny Side
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

How Far From Stonerstown 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 Stonerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stonerstown and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonerstown to Bedford, with an average speed<2> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'