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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 Harris City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harris City 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 Harris City:
- 32.968184, -84.712706
- 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 Harris City
- 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since Harris City is near Talbot County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Harris City
Communities Also Named Harris City ...
We found two communities that are also named Harris City.
Within Georgia, the name Harris City is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Harris City is located in Decatur County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north of the Harris City that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Harris City.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Harris City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris City ...
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.
- Bulloch Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunters Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
- Nebula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nebula is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodcraft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodcraft is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcraft
How Far From Harris City 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 Harris City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harris City and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Harris City to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Harris City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harris City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harris City 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 Harris City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9682, Longitude: -84.7127 In this case, the coordinates for Harris City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.597 degrees. |
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