Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harbeson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbeson and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harbeson

• 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 Harbeson:
  • 38.724835, -75.284912
  • 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 Harbeson

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Harbeson is near Kent County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Harbeson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbeson ...

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.

• Arabian Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
• Cave Colony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cave Colony is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Colony
• Cool Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Cripple Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Drawbridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
• Edgewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Gravel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Indian Mission
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
• Lazy Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lazy Lake is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
• Mallard Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Pinetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinetown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sand Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sea Spray Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
  • Shady Rest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
  • Shady Side
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side

How Far From Harbeson 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 Harbeson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harbeson and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Harbeson to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'