Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harmony Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harmony Grove
- 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 Harmony Grove:
- 33.652056, -92.780995
- 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 Harmony Grove
- 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 Ouachita County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
- Since Harmony Grove is near Calhoun County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Harmony Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Harmony Grove.
Within Arkansas, the name Harmony Grove is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the west of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Harmony Grove.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Harmony Grove [Jackson County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Harmony Grove.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Harmony Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Harmony Grove is located in York County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Harmony Grove.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Cocke County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Harmony Grove.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Harmony Grove.
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- This Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harmony Grove that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Harmony Grove.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Grove ...
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.
- Eagle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Harbour ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Herbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Kent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lester Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
- Lester Junction is located in Ouachita County
- Locust Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Wise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Harmony Grove 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 Harmony Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmony Grove and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Ouachita County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Harmony Grove to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmony Grove. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmony Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6521, Longitude: -92.7810 In this case, the coordinates for Harmony Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Harmony Grove 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Harmony Grove 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 317.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.771 degrees. |