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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 Harbin Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbin Acres 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 Harbin Acres:
    • 33.580111, -84.298256
    • 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 Harbin Acres
  • 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Since Harbin Acres is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Harbin Acres

Communities Also Named Harbin Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Harbin Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Harbin Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Harbin Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Harbin Acres is located in Oconee County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harbin Acres that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Harbin Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbin Acres ...

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.

  • Clearbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Creek Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
  • Ellenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfield is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Haven Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Hidden Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
  • Homestead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Homestead is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Katherine Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Paradise Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Tiffany Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills

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

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

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Harbin Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 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- Harbin Acres) 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 Harbin Acres 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 Harbin Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5801, Longitude: -84.2983       In this case, the coordinates for Harbin Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.194 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.585 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.292 degrees.