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:
- 37.825670, -81.128710
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Stonewall is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Summers 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 is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Stonewall.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Stonewall is located in Dallas County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 430 miles [692 km] to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<2> to the west of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km] to the west of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Stonewall.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Stonewall lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Stonewall is located in Clarke County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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 521 miles [838.5 km] to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh 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.<1> 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 613 miles [986.5 km] to the west southwest of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Stonewall.
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Stonewall is located in Alleghany County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the east of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Stonewall.
- Appomattox County
- This Stonewall is located in Appomattox County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Stonewall.
- Augusta County
- This Stonewall is located in Augusta County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast of the Stonewall that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Stonewall.
- Rockingham 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 Stonewall [Rockingham 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.
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Raleigh County
- Former name for Beaver:
- Glen Hedrick
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
- Clifftop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Crow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Daniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <4>
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
- Piney View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
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- Prince
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Prince is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince <4>
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Royal ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Terry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Terry Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
- Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Turkey Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Prince
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 and using the location of where the historic community of Stonewall once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonewall and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonewall to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.8257, Longitude: -81.1287 In this case, the coordinates for Stonewall 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 Stonewall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.367 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.10 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.817 degrees. |