Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harmon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harmon
- 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 Harmon:
- 36.213127, -92.921282
- 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 Harmon
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Harmon is near Marion County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Harmon ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Harmon.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Harmon.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Harmon is located in Bibb County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harmon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Harmon.
- Houston County
- This Harmon is located in Houston County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the southeast of the Harmon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Harmon.
- Saint Clair County
- This Harmon is located in Saint Clair County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east southeast of the Harmon that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Harmon.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Upson County
- Although located in Upson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Harmon.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmon ...
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.
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - George's Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Boone County
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Rally Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rally Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Snow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Zinc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Harmon 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 Harmon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmon and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harmon to Harrison, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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- Harmon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2131, Longitude: -92.9213 In this case, the coordinates for Harmon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Harmon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Harmon 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Harmon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.722 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.338 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.406 degrees. |