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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Stone Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Bridge 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 Stone Bridge:
    • 36.827649, -76.401056
    • 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 Stone Bridge
  • 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 Stone Bridge ...

We found four communities that share the name Stone Bridge.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Stone Bridge.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Clarke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Stone Bridge [Clarke County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Stone Bridge [Orange County].
    • South Dakota
      • Hamlin County
      • This Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Stone Bridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Smith County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stone Bridge [Smith County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Bridge ...

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.

  • Bruce
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Chesapeake City
  • Cedar Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Portsmouth City
  • Churchland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchland
    • Churchland is located in Chesapeake City
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Chesapeake City
  • Green Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
    • Green Lakes is located in Portsmouth City
  • Green Meadow Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow Point
    • Green Meadow Point is located in Chesapeake City
  • Greenfield Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
    • Greenfield Farms is located in Portsmouth City
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Portsmouth City
  • Holly Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cove
    • Holly Cove is located in Chesapeake City
  • Jester Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Gardens
    • Jester Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
  • Manor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Manor View is located in Portsmouth City
  • Mayflower Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Park
    • Mayflower Park is located in Portsmouth City
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oregon Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Gardens
      • Oregon Gardens is located in Portsmouth City
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Chesapeake City
    • Sandy Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
      • Sandy Pines is located in Chesapeake City
    • Siesta Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Gardens
      • Siesta Gardens is located in Portsmouth City
    • Silverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Chesapeake City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Bridge to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Stone Bridge 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 . 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stone Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stone Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8276, Longitude: -76.4011       In this case, the coordinates for Stone Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stone Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Stone Bridge 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 307.64 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.838 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.238 degrees.









 

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