RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Montgomery County >> Stony BrookIndex...

Welcome to Stony Brook ...

Stony Brook is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Brook: Stony Brk.

Stony Brook is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stony Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Stony Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stony Brook - they are located in Massachusetts, Minnesota and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Brook.

Communities near Stony Brook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stony Brook.

  • Philadelphia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Darby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stony Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Brook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stony Brook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Brook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Stony Brook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Brook ...

Looking for more information about Stony Brook? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stony Brook, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stony Brook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.