Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harpertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harpertown
- 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 Harpertown:
- 33.169591, -83.040149
- 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 Harpertown
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Harpertown is near Baldwin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harpertown ...
We found two communities that share the name Harpertown.
Within Georgia, the name Harpertown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Harpertown is located in Kern County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harpertown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Harpertown.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Harpertown is located in Randolph County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harpertown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Harpertown.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpertown ...
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.
- Deepstep
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepstep
- Deepstep is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepstep <2>
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hancock County
- Goat Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Littles Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Ferry
- Littles Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Martins Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Sandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shoulderbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoulderbone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderbone
- Shoulderbone is located in Hancock County
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Tucker Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
- Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
How Far From Harpertown 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 Harpertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Harpertown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Harpertown and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Harpertown to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harpertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1696, Longitude: -83.0401 In this case, the coordinates for Harpertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Harpertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Harpertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.448 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.667 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.91 degrees. |