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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stony Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stony Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beach:
- 43.988426, -88.530381
- 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 Stony Beach
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Stony Beach is near Fond du Lac County and also Calumet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Stony Beach
Communities Also Named Stony Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Stony Beach.
Within Wisconsin, the name Stony Beach is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stony Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stony Beach.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east of the Stony Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Stony Beach.
- Saskatchewan
- This Stony Beach lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stony Beach that is located in Winnebago County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stony Beach ...
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.
- Black Wolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Island Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
- Leonards Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
- Little Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Point Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Rockaway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Shangri La Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
- Sunset Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Stony Beach 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 Stony Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stony Beach and extending to:
- Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stony Beach to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Stony Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9884, Longitude: -88.5304 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.014 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.289 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.395 degrees. |
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