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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 Harpersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpersville 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 Harpersville:
- 33.344011, -86.438237
- 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 Harpersville
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Harpersville is near Saint Clair County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Harpersville
Communities Also Named Harpersville ...
We found three communities that are also named Harpersville.
Within Alabama, the name Harpersville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Harpersville.
- Texas
- Stephens County
- This Harpersville is located in Stephens County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the west of the Harpersville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Harpersville.
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Harpersville is located in Newport News City and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harpersville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Harpersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpersville ...
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.
- Chancellor Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Erratta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Fourmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Glovers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Homestead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
- Kings Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Minor Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Mount Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Harpersville 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 town such as Harpersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harpersville and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harpersville to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harpersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harpersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Harpersville 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 Harpersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3440, Longitude: -86.4382 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.999 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.188 degrees. |
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