Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stony
- 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 Stony:
- 33.224429, -97.353701
- 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 Stony
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Stony is near Wise County and also Cooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wise County
- eBird sighting report for Cooke 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 Stony ...
We found three communities that share the name Stony.
Within Texas, the name Stony is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Stony lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stony that is located in Denton County.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony ...
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.
- Bluett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Corral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- DISH
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Drop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Justin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
- Justin is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <4>
- Krum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
- Krum is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <4>
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ponder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Ponder is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <4>
How Far From Stony to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stony to Denton, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2244, Longitude: -97.3537 |
| <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 Stony 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 Stony 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 320.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.048 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.862 degrees. |