Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stonycrest:
  • 40.365200, -75.279000
  • 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 Stonycrest

• 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Stonycrest is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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 Stonycrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonycrest ...

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.

• Blooming Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
• Bridle Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
• Mews at Wickford Commons
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mews at Wickford Commons is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Wickford Commons
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Orchard Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
• Rockhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rockhill is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Rockhill Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
• Rocky Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Sellersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sellersville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersville <1>
• Silverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Silverdale is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <1>
• Smoketown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoketown is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Society Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
• White Horse
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • White Horse is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

How Far From Stonycrest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stonycrest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stonycrest and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stonycrest to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'