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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 New Harmony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Harmony 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 New Harmony:
- 32.780129, -85.529951
- 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 New Harmony
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since New Harmony is near Lee County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 New Harmony
Communities Also Named New Harmony ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named New Harmony.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named New Harmony.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Cullman County
- This New Harmony is located in Cullman County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of New Harmony.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Walton County
- This New Harmony is located in Walton County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of New Harmony.
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This New Harmony is located in Posey County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of New Harmony.
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This New Harmony is located in Union County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Harmony.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This New Harmony is located in Pike County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of New Harmony.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This New Harmony is located in Brown County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of New Harmony.
- Prince Edward Island
- This New Harmony lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of New Harmony.
- Hardin County
- This New Harmony is located in Hardin County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Harmony.
- Macon County
- This New Harmony is located in Macon County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of New Harmony.
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This New Harmony is located in Shelby County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of New Harmony.
- Smith County
- This New Harmony is located in Smith County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the west of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of New Harmony.
- Utah
- Washington County
- This New Harmony is located in Washington County and lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Harmony.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Harmony ...
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.
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- James is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jamesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jones Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Liberty Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
- Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ridge Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tuckersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
How Far From New Harmony 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 New Harmony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Harmony and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Harmony to LaFayette, 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- New Harmony) 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 New Harmony 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 New Harmony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7801, Longitude: -85.5300 In this case, the coordinates for New Harmony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.875 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.26 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.954 degrees. |
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