SQL Server Spatial data Intersects function: check if a specific lat and long is within a coordinate bounds (like from google maps)

sqlserverstintersects.sql

DECLARE @boundingRect varchar(1000)
DECLARE @maxLat VARCHAR(20)
DECLARE @minLong VARCHAR(20)
DECLARE @minLat VARCHAR(20)
DECLARE @maxLong VARCHAR(20)


set @maxLat ='-14.862246900491535'
set @minLong ='-40.843608842004876'
set @minLat ='-14.861471748622773'
set @maxLong='-40.84465222131167'


SET @boundingRect = 'POLYGON((' +   @minLong + ' '  + @minLat + ', ' +
                                        @maxLong + ' ' + @minLat + ', ' + 
                                        @maxLong + ' ' + @maxLat + ', ' + 
                                        @minLong + ' ' + @maxLat + ', ' + 
                                        @minLong + ' ' + @minLat + '))'

DECLARE @Bounds AS Geography =GEOGRAPHY::STPolyFromText(@boundingRect,4326)

DECLARE @point1 AS GEOGRAPHY = GEOGRAPHY::Point(-14.8618379050855, -40.8441956036087, 4326)
DECLARE @point2 AS GEOGRAPHY = GEOGRAPHY::Point(-38.81502, 144.94601, 4326)


SELECT @Bounds.STIntersects(@point1)
SELECT @Bounds.STIntersects(@point2)