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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 Harbor View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Harbor View:
    • 41.263433, -72.515368
    • 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 Harbor View
  • 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 Harbor View ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Harbor View.

Within Connecticut, the name Harbor View is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Charlotte County
      • This Harbor View is located in Charlotte County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Harbor View.
      • Duval County
      • This Harbor View is located in Duval County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Harbor View.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Harbor View is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Harbor View.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Harbor View is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Harbor View.
      • Cecil County
      • This Harbor View is located in Cecil County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Harbor View.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Harbor View is located in Bristol County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Harbor View.
      • Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Harbor View [Suffolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle County
      • This Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Harbor View.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Harbor View is located in Lucas County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Harbor View.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Harbor View is located in Charleston County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Harbor View.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Harbor View is located in Wilson County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Harbor View.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Harbor View is located in Fairfax County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harbor View that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Harbor View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor View ...

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.

  • Cornfield Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfield Park
    • Cornfield Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Flanders ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in New Haven County
  • Grove Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
  • Hawks Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
    • Hawks Nest is located in Middlesex County
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Middlesex County
  • Lord Corner ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lord Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Corner
    • Lord Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Middle Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beach
    • Middle Beach is located in New Haven County
  • Plum Bank Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
  • Seaview Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Beach
    • Seaview Beach is located in New Haven County
  • Spruce Corner ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
    • Spruce Corner is located in Middlesex County

How Far From Harbor View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harbor View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbor View and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Harbor View to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harbor View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbor View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbor View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2634, Longitude: -72.5154       In this case, the coordinates for Harbor View 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 Harbor View 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 Harbor View 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 304.995 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.537 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.759 degrees.









 

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