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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 Harrison Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrison Park 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 Harrison Park:
- 33.026157, -116.569185
- 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 Harrison Park
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Harrison Park
Communities Also Named Harrison Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Harrison Park.
Within California, the name Harrison Park is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Harrison Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Harrison Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrison Park that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Harrison Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrison Park ...
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.
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Desert Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Desert Lodge is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lodge
- Eagles Nest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hellhole Palms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scissors Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scissors Crossing is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors Crossing
- Stallion Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stallion Oaks is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Oaks
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Harrison Park 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 Harrison Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrison Park and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrison Park to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 471 miles [758 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,360 miles [13,454.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Harrison Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Harrison Park 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 Harrison Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0262, Longitude: -116.5692 In this case, the coordinates for Harrison Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.657 degrees. |
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