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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Harmony
- 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:
- 34.242596, -86.533323
- 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 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since New Harmony is near Blount County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 New Harmony ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name New Harmony.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named New Harmony.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Chambers County
- This New Harmony is located in Chambers County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of New Harmony.
- Chambers County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Walton County
- This New Harmony is located in Walton County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of New Harmony.
- Prince Edward Island
- This New Harmony lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman County.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 530 miles [853 km] to the west of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman 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 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Harmony.
- Florida
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.
- Birdie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Birdsong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fowler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hog Jaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Holly Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <3>
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <3>
- May Apple ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Blount County
- Strawberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Thrasher Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrasher Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Crossroads
- Thrasher Crossroads is located in Cullman County
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Cullman County
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Cullman County
- Rice
How Far From New Harmony 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 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:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Harmony to Cullman, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Harmony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Harmony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2426, Longitude: -86.5333 In this case, the coordinates for New Harmony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.03 degrees. |