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

When in Harrisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrisonville 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 Harrisonville:
    • 33.175954, -84.988549
    • 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 Harrisonville
  • 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 Harrisonville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Harrisonville.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Harrisonville.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Richmond 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 Georgia community of Harrisonville [Richmond County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Grundy County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Grundy County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Harrisonville.
      • Monroe County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Monroe County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northwest of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Harrisonville.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Harrisonville [Montgomery County].
    • Kentucky
      • Shelby County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Shelby County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the north of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Harrisonville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Baltimore County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Harrisonville.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Cass County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the northwest of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Harrisonville.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Harrisonville.
      • Salem County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Salem County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Harrisonville.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Meigs County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Harrisonville.
      • Scioto County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Harrisonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • This Harrisonville is located in Fulton County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Harrisonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrisonville ...

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.

  • Bass Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
    • Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Beaver Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
  • Cooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Cooksville is located in Heard County
  • Creek Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Eagles Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Heard County
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Hogansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Mooty Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooty Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
    • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
  • Riverwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Sunny Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • Trimble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in Troup County
  • View Pointe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrisonville to LaGrange, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

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

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Harrisonville 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1760, Longitude: -84.9885       In this case, the coordinates for Harrisonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Harrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Harrisonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.579 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.973 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.656 degrees.









 

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