Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Stone Bruise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Bruise and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stone Bruise

• 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 Bruise:
  • 36.881220, -82.074020
  • 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 Stone Bruise

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Stone Bruise is near Letcher County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Stone Bruise

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Bruise ...

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.

• Bolton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Corn Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Corn Valley is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Valley
• Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Elk Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elk Garden is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
• Fullers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fullers is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Jessees Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
• Pondtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pondtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
• Rockdell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockdell is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
• Slabtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spring City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring City is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stone Bruise and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Bruise to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'