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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbin 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 Harbin:
    • 33.947607, -83.854067
    • 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
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Harbin is near Barrow County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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

Communities Also Named Harbin ...

We found four communities that are also named Harbin.

Within Georgia, the name Harbin is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Harbin [Tuscola County].
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Harbin [Oconee County].
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Harbin is located in Roane County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Harbin that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Harbin.
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • This Harbin is located in Erath County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<3> to the west of the Harbin that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Harbin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbin ...

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.

  • Carl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carl is located in Barrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Forest River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Graystone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Hog Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
  • Overlook Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Overlook Point is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Point
  • Robin Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
  • Saddlewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandlewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Split Silk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Split Silk is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
    • Village Gate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
    • Whistleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whistleville is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville
    • Willow Wind
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
    • Woodland Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harbin to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 509 miles [819.2 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Harbin 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Harbin 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9476, Longitude: -83.8541       In this case, the coordinates for Harbin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.948 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.354 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.029 degrees.