Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stonewall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonewall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stonewall
- 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 Stonewall:
- 37.410422, -78.960297
- 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 Stonewall
- 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 Appomattox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- Since Stonewall is near Amherst County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Stonewall ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Stonewall.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Stonewall.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Rockingham County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Stonewall is located in Dallas County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Stonewall.
- Lee County
- This Stonewall is located in Lee County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Stonewall.
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This Stonewall is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Stonewall.
- Las Animas County
- This Stonewall is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km] to the west of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Stonewall.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Stonewall is located in Cobb County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Stonewall.
- Fulton County
- This Stonewall is located in Fulton County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Stonewall.
- Kentucky
- Bracken County
- This Stonewall is located in Bracken County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Stonewall.
- Scott County
- This Stonewall is located in Scott County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the west northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Stonewall.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Stonewall lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Stonewall is located in Clarke County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Stonewall.
- DeSoto County
- This Stonewall is located in DeSoto County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Stonewall.
- Harrison 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 Mississippi community of Stonewall [Harrison County].
- Holmes County
- This Stonewall is located in Holmes County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Appomattox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Stonewall.
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Stonewall [Kanawha County].
- Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Stonewall [Raleigh County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonewall ...
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.
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Kelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Martins Shop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sandy Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Six Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Spout Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Stonewall Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
- Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
How Far From Stonewall 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 Stonewall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonewall and extending to:
- Appomattox, which is the Seat of Appomattox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stonewall 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 146 miles [235 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonewall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stonewall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stonewall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4104, Longitude: -78.9603 In this case, the coordinates for Stonewall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Stonewall 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> | 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 Stonewall, 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 Stonewall 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 309.092 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.582 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.053 degrees. |