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

When in Stacy Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stacy Crossroads 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 Stacy Crossroads:
    • 43.755062, -73.309560
    • 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 Stacy Crossroads
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stacy Crossroads ...

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.

  • Blissville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Rutland County
  • Chubbs Dock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chubbs Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Cold Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Rutland County
  • Cream Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Hill
    • Cream Hill is located in Addison County
  • Crystal Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
    • Crystal Beach is located in Rutland County
  • Fair Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rutland County
  • Graphite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graphite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
    • Graphite is located in Warren County (NY)
  • Indian Kettles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Kettles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kettles
    • Indian Kettles is located in Warren County (NY)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Rutland County
  • Ransomvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransomvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomvale
    • Ransomvale is located in Rutland County
  • Richville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Addison County
  • Silver Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Street Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
    • Street Road is located in Essex County (NY)

How Far From Stacy Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stacy Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stacy Crossroads and extending to:

  • Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stacy Crossroads to Rutland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,135 miles [6,654.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stacy Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stacy Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7551, Longitude: -73.3096       In this case, the coordinates for Stacy Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Stacy Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.118 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.908 degrees.









 

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