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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Harrietts Bluff Village
  • 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 Harrietts Bluff Village:
    • 30.855790, -81.631768
    • 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 Harrietts Bluff Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrietts Bluff Village ...

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.

  • Bristol Hammock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Hammock
    • Bristol Hammock is located in Camden County
  • Deals Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deals Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deals Landing
    • Deals Landing is located in Camden County
  • Elliotts Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Bluff
    • Elliotts Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Elliotts Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Plantation
    • Elliotts Plantation is located in Camden County
  • Foxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Camden County
  • Grover View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover View
    • Grover View is located in Camden County
  • Harrietts Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff
    • Harrietts Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Kingsland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
  • London Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
    • London Hill is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
  • Mallard Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pointe
    • Mallard Pointe is located in Camden County
  • River Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
    • River Cove is located in Camden County
  • Seals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
    • Seals is located in Camden County

How Far From Harrietts Bluff Village to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harrietts Bluff Village and extending to:

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 256 miles [412 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Harrietts Bluff Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Harrietts Bluff Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrietts Bluff Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8558, Longitude: -81.6318       In this case, the coordinates for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Harrietts Bluff Village 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 310.563 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.322 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.97 degrees.









 

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