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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 Harvest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harvest 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 Harvest:
- 34.855644, -86.750832
- 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 Harvest
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Harvest is near Limestone County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Harvest
Communities Also Named Harvest ...
We found one communities that are also named Harvest.
Within Alabama, the name Harvest is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Harvest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- This Harvest is located in Habersham County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east of the Harvest that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Harvest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvest ...
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.
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Cedar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- French Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- French Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoover is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rainbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rainbow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Ready Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ready Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Crossing
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Stag Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
How Far From Harvest 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 Harvest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harvest and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harvest to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harvest) 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 Harvest 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 Harvest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8556, Longitude: -86.7508 In this case, the coordinates for Harvest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.72 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.981 degrees. |
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