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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 Stonetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonetown 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 Stonetown:
- 40.303426, -75.827421
- 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 Stonetown
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Stonetown is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Stonetown
Communities Also Named Stonetown ...
We found one communities that are also named Stonetown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stonetown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stonetown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Passaic County
- This Stonetown is located in Passaic County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stonetown that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Stonetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonetown ...
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.
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairway is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Farming Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Furnace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenview is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Heisters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lincolnwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Pond is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Marywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marywood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Pathfinder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Silvertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Stonersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wingspread
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
How Far From Stonetown 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 Stonetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonetown and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Stonetown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Stonetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stonetown 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 Stonetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3034, Longitude: -75.8274 In this case, the coordinates for Stonetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.067 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.633 degrees. |
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