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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 Stoney Brook:
We found four communities that are also named Stoney Brook.
Within Tennessee, the name Stoney Brook is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Stoney Brook, Montgomery County
This Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stoney Brook that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Stoney Brook.
North Carolina
Stoney Brook, Orange County
This Stoney Brook is located in Orange County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the east of the Stoney Brook that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Stoney Brook.
Stoney Brook, Transylvania County
This Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest of the Stoney Brook that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Stoney Brook.
Utah
Stoney Brook, Davis County
This Stoney Brook is located in Davis County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Stoney Brook that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Stoney Brook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoney Brook ...
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.
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 included the distance from a community such as Stoney Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stoney Brook and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stoney Brook to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoney Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Stoney Brook 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 Stoney Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3218, Longitude: -82.3218 In this case, the coordinates for Stoney Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.092 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.709 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.775 degrees.