Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harpers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harpers Ferry
- 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 Harpers Ferry:
- 31.439333, -86.013278
- 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 Harpers Ferry
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Harpers Ferry is near Crenshaw County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Harpers Ferry ...
We found six communities that share the name Harpers Ferry.
Within Alabama, the name Harpers Ferry is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Elbert County
- This Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harpers Ferry that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Harpers Ferry.
- Madison County
- This Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast of the Harpers Ferry that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Harpers Ferry.
- Iowa
- Allamakee County
- This Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harpers Ferry that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Harpers Ferry.
- Kentucky
- Henry 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 Kentucky community of Harpers Ferry [Henry County].
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Harpers Ferry is located in Abbeville County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harpers Ferry that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Harpers Ferry.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Harpers Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harpers Ferry that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Harpers Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpers Ferry ...
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.
- Basin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Richburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Saddle Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Hill
- Saddle Hill is located in Coffee County
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Tabernacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
How Far From Harpers Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harpers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harpers Ferry and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Harpers Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harpers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 from Point A (ie- Harpers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4393, Longitude: -86.0133 In this case, the coordinates for Harpers Ferry 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 Harpers Ferry 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harpers Ferry 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 313.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.42 degrees. |