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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 Stonegate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonegate and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stonegate:
    • 36.594275, -82.112630
    • 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 Stonegate
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Stonegate is near Carter County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Stonegate

Communities Also Named Stonegate ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Stonegate.

Within Tennessee, the name Stonegate is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Stonegate is located in Lee County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stonegate.
    • California
      • San Mateo 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 California community of Stonegate [San Mateo County].
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Stonegate is located in Douglas County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stonegate.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Stonegate is located in Hillsborough County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stonegate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Stonegate is located in Cook County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Stonegate.
      • Will County
      • This Stonegate is located in Will County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Stonegate.
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • This Stonegate is located in Boone County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Stonegate.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Stonegate [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Stonegate is located in Madison County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stonegate.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west southwest of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Stonegate.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Stonegate is located in Saratoga County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Stonegate.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Stonegate is located in Montgomery County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stonegate.
      • Salem City
      • This Stonegate is located in Salem City and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east northeast of the Stonegate that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Stonegate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonegate ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Edgefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Edgefield is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Emmett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Emmett is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Hunter Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
  • Painter Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Painter Spring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
  • Paperville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Paperville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
  • Presbytery Camp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Presbytery Camp is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbytery Camp
  • Redstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Redstone is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Ridgedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgedale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Sugarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
  • Vinegar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonegate and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stonegate to Blountville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 261 miles [420 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stonegate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Stonegate 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>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.
<4>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 Stonegate 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 Stonegate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5943, Longitude: -82.1126       In this case, the coordinates for Stonegate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.967 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.606 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.609 degrees.