Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stoneville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stoneville
- 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 Stoneville:
- 44.733600, -102.654612
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stoneville
- 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meade County
- Since Stoneville is near Perkins County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Perkins 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stoneville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Stoneville.
Within South Dakota, the name Stoneville is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Stoneville is located in Franklin County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Stoneville.
- Worcester County
- This Stoneville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km] to the east of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Stoneville.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stoneville [Marquette County].
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Stoneville is located in Washington County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stoneville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Stoneville lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Stoneville is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Stoneville.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Stoneville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Stoneville.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Stoneville is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stoneville that is located in Meade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Stoneville.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneville ...
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.
- Fairpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fox Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Haydraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Marcus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal is located in Meade County
- Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <4>
- Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Union Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <4>
- White Owl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
- White Owl is located in Meade County
- Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <4>
How Far From Stoneville 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 Stoneville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoneville and extending to:
- Sturgis, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stoneville to Sturgis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,372 miles [2,208 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoneville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoneville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoneville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7336, Longitude: -102.6546 In this case, the coordinates for Stoneville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Stoneville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stoneville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.951 degrees. |